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UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA 

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RULES  FOR  THE  GOVERNMENT 


OF    THE 


Board  of  President  and  Directors 


AND 


REGULATIONS 


OF    THE 


ST.  LOUIS  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


REVISED  BY  COMMITTEE   ON  RULES.     ORDERED  PRINTED 
APRIL  14,   1885. 


ST.  LOUIS: 
NIXON-JONES  PRINTING  CO. 

1885. 


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RULES 


FOR    THE   GOVERNMENT    OF   THE 


BOARD  OF  PRESIDENT  AND  DIRECTORS 


ST.  LOUIS  PUBLIC   SCHOOLS 


ELECTION  OF  DIRECTORS. 

RULE  1.  All  general  elections  for  directors  of  the  St. 
Louis  Public  Schools  shall  be  held  in  the  respective  wards 
on  the  fourth  Tuesday  in  October  in  each  year,  and  at  such 
place  or  places  as  the  Board  may  direct. 

RULE  2.  Said  elections  shall  be  conducted  by  two  judges 
and  one  clerk  for  each  poll  at  which  said  elections  are  to 
be  held,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Board,  and  sworn  to  dis- 
charge faithfully  their  duty,  by  some  one  qualified  to 
administer  an  oath.  The  certificates  of  the  judges  of  the 
election,  signed  by  them  and  attested  by  the  clerk,  show- 
ing the  full  return  of  all  votes  polled  at  such  election,  and 
for  whom  given,  shall  constitute  the  credentials  of  the 
person  having  the  largest  number  of  votes  so  returned,  and 
shall  entitle  him  to  his  seat,  as  hereinafter  provided  ;  the 
Board  reserving  the  right  to  declare  null  and  void  the 
election  of  any  director  when  it  shall  deem  the  same 
illegal. 

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RULE  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  secretary,  in  all 
elections,  to  furnish  to  the  judges  and  clerk,  at  each  of  the 
respective  polls,  a  printed  form  of  certificates  of  return,  a 
box  for  holding  the  ballots,  and  a  book  with  the  names  of 
the  registered  voters;  and  upon  receiving  the  returns  of 
elections,  to  preserve  the  same  until  the  next  session  of  the 
Board  thereafter,  and  deliver  them,  sealed,  to  the  presi- 
dent. Whenever  any  vacanc}^  shall  occur,  he  shall  notify 
the  Board  at  its  first  session  thereafter,  who  shall  thereupon 
order  a  special  election  to  be  held,  and  notice  thereof  to  be 
published  in  two  or  more  of  the  leading  newspapers  of  the 
city  for  at  least  one  week  prior  to  the  day  on  which  such 
election  is  to  be  held:  Provided,  always,  that  no  special 
election  shall  be  held  if  such  vacancy  occur  within  ninety 
days  prior  to  the  regular  election  for  school  director  in  the 
ward  in  which  such  vacancy  shall  exist. 

RULE  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  judges  and  clerk  to 
fill  said  form  of  certificates  of  returns  with  the  names  of 
the  candidates,  and  the  number  of  votes  each  received ;  the 
votes  shall  be  recorded  in  the  book  furnished,  and  num- 
bered—  a  corresponding  number  being  set  opposite  the 
name  of  each  voter,  in  the  same  manner  as  prescribed  by 
the  present  law  regulating  elections  in  St.  Louis  City. 
They  shall  sign  and  seal  the  same,  and  deliver  them  to  the 
secretary;  for  which  service  each  judge  and  clerk  shall 
receive  such  compensation  as  the  Board  may  determine. 

RULE  5.  The  returns  being  delivered  to  the  president,  as 
hereinbefore  provided,  he  shall  open  and  read  them  to  the 
Board,  and  shall  ask  of  each  person  elected  the  following 
questions,  which  must  be  answered,  under  oath,  in  the 
affirmative :  — 

First.  Are  you  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  and 
twenty-one  years  of  age? 

Second.  Have  you  paid  a  city  tax? 

Third.  Have  you  resided  in  the  ward  from  which  you 
were  elected,  for  six  months  next  preceding  your  election? 


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And  the  following  which  must  be  answered  in  the  nega- 
tive, in  like  manner  :  — 

First.  Are  yon  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Municipal 
Assembly,  or  do  you  hold  any  office  under  the  city  of  St. 
Louis,  to  which  you  were  either  elected  or  appointed? 

.Second.  Are  you,  directly  or  indirectly,  indebted  to  the 
Board  of  President  and  Directors  of  the  St.  Louis  Public 
Schools? 

Third.  Are  you,  directly  or  indirectly,  interested  in 
any  real  property  which  is  leased  of  the  Public  Schools,  or 
that  is  claimed  by  them? 

Fourth.  Are  you  directly  or  indirectly,  interested  in  any 
claim  held  adverse  to  the  title  of  the  Public  Schools  to  any 
of  the  lands  allotted  to  them  or  set  apart  for  their  use,  or 
to  any  property  which  is  claimed  by  them? 

All  of  which  questions  being  answered,  the  president 
shall  submit  the  following  proposition  to  a  vote  of  the 
Board,  to  wit:  Has  the  member  elect  satisfactorily  an- 
swered the  questions  propounded?  which  proposition  being 
decided  in  the  affirmative,  the  person  so  answering  shall 
take  the  following  oath,  and  be  deemed  and  declared  duly 
elected  and  qualified  as  director,  and  shall  take  his  seat  as  a 
member  of  the  Board  :  — 

STATE  OF  MISSOURI.  \_« 
CITY  OF  ST.  Louis.      f 

I  solemnly  swear  [or  affirm]  that  I  will  support  the  Constitution  and 
laws  of  the  United  States  and  of  the  State  of  Missouri,  and  the  rules  and 
regulations  of  the  Board  of  President  and  Directors  of  the  St.  Louis 
Public  Schools,  and  that  I  will  faithfully  demean  myself  in  office  as 
school  director,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  ability,  so  help  me 
God. 

Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me,  this day  of ,  18.. 

[SEAL.]  

CONTESTED  ELECTIONS. 

RULE  6.  If  any  party  who  has  been  an  opposing  candi- 
date, shall  desire  to  contest  the  election  of  any  director  be- 


6  RULES    AND    REGULATIONS 

fore  the  Board,  he  may  do  so  in  the  manner  herein 
provided,  and  not  otherwise  :  — 

The  party  contesting  shall  give  to  the  opposite  party  a 
notice,  in  writing,  of  his  intention  to  contest,  at  least  fifteen 
days  before  the  regular  session  of  the  Board  next  succeed- 
ing the  session  at  which  such  party  has  been  qualified,  and 
file  at  the  same  time  a  copy  of  such  notice  with  the  secre- 
tary of  the  Board. 

The  notice  so  given  shall  specify  in  detail  the  grounds  on 
which  the  contestant  relies,  and  the  names  of  all  voters  ob- 
jected to,  with  the  objections.  If  the  disqualification  of 
the  contestee  is  charged,  it  shall  distinctly  state  wherein 
such  disqualification  consists. 

If  the  party  qualified  shall  desire  to  contest  any  votes 
given  for  the  contesting  party,  he  shall  give  to  him  a  notice 
in  writing,  within  ten  days  after  he  is  served  with  notice, 
specifying  such  votes,  and  shall  at  the  same  time  file  a  copy 
of  such  notice  with  the  secretary  of  the  .Board. 

As  soon  as  the  notice  of  contest  is  laid  before  the  Board, 
the  president  shall  refer  the  same,  without  debate,  to  a  com- 
mittee of  seven,  whose  duty  it  shall  be,  in  conjunction  with 
the  attorney,  to  examine  into  the  matter,  and  to  report  at 
the  next  regular  session  of  the  Board. 

Either  party  may,  on  due  notice  to  the  other  party,  take 
depositions  as  in  civil  cases,  to  be  read  before  the  com- 
mittee, and  the  committee  may  summon  and  examine  wit- 
nesses, under  oath,  at  the  instance  of  either  party;  but  no 
testimony,  whether  by  depositions  or  oral,  shall  be  re- 
ceived by  the  committee  unless  it  be  on  a  subject  specified 
in  the  notice  of  contest,  or  in  the  notice  given  by  the  party 
qualified. 

If  the  Board  should,  upon  the  report  of  the  committee, 
decide  that  any  member  whose  seat  is  contested  is  not  duly 
qualified  as  a  member  of  the  Board,  or  that  the  irregularities 
at  the  election  were  such  as  to  render  it  invalid,  it  shnli  be 
the  duty  of  the  president  to  order  a  new  election,  which 


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shall  take  place   within   three   weeks  from  and  after  such 
vote  of  the  Board. 

OFFICERS  OF  THE  BOAKD. 

RULE  7.  The  Board  shall  at  the  first  regular  session  in  No- 
vember, or  as  soon  thereafter  as  maybe,  in  each  year,  elect 
a  President  and  Vice-President  from  their  own  number,  and 
at  the  first  regular  session  in  May,  1882,  or  as  soon  there- 
after as  may  be,  and  every  third  year  thereafter,  the  Board 
shall  elect  a  Superintendent,  Secretary  and  Treasurer, 
each  of  whom  shall  hold  his  office  for  three  years  and  until 
his  successor  shall  be  duly  elected  and  qualified,  and  the 
same  person  may  be  elected  to  the  office  of  Secretary  and 
Treasurer;  and  at  the  first  regular  session  in  May,  1882,  or 
as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be,  the  Board  shall  elect  a  Bailiff 
and  Attorney,  each  of  whom  shall  hold  his  office  until  the 
second  Tuesday  in  May,  1884;  and  at  the  first  regular  ses- 
sion in  May,  1884,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be,  and 
every  third  year  thereafter,  the  Board  shall  elect  said  offi- 
cers for  three  years,  and  until  their  successors  shall  be  duly 
elected  and  qualified ;  and  at  the  first  regular  session  in  May, 
1882,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be,  the  Board  shall  elect 
an  Architect,  who  shall  hold  his  office  until  the  second  Tues- 
day of  January,  1883;  and  at  the  first  regular  session  in 
January,  1883,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be,  and  every 
third  year  thereafter,  the  Board  shall  elect  an  Architect  and 
Superintendent  of  Buildings  and  Repairs,  who  shall  devote 
his  time  exclusively  to  the  duties  of  his  office,  and  who 
shall  hold  his  office  for  three  years,  and  until  his  successor 
shall  be  duly  elected  and  qualified. 

Provided,  that  any  one  of  the  officers  of  the  Board  may 
be  removed  for  cause,  at  any  session,  by  a  majority  of  all 
the  members  elect  of  the  Board;  and  provided  further ,  that 
the  election  of  all  of  said  officers  shall  be  by  viva  voce,  and 
a  majority  of  the  votes  cast  shnll  be  necessary  to  elect,  and 
no  election  of  officers  shall  be  held,  except  at  a  regular 
session,  or  an  adjourned  session  held  for  that  purpose. 


RULES  AND  REGULATIONS 


PRESIDENT. 

KULE  8.  1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  pre- 
side at  all  sessions  of  the  Board,  preserve  order,  enforce 
the  rules;  sign  all  bonds,  notes,  agreements,  deeds,  or 
leases,  ordered  to  be  executed  by  the  Board;  sign  all  war- 
rants drawn  on  the  Treasurer,  or  on  the  depository  of  the 
funds  of  the  Board;  appoint  all  standing  cornmitees, 
and  all  special  committees  when  not  otherwise  provided 
for.  The  President  shall  also  be  custodian  of  the  official 
bonds  of  the  officers,  which  shall  be  recorded  in  the  re- 
cords of  the  corporation,  and  kept  at  such  place  as  the 
Board  may  designate. 

2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  once  every 
year  to  appoint  a  committee  of  three,  one  of  whom 
shall  be  a  member  of  the  Board,  and  the  two  others 
good  accountants  and  citizens  of  the  city,  whose  duty  it 
shall  be  to  examine  the  receipts  and  expenditures,  vouch- 
ers, books  and  accounts  of  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer, 
and  report  the  condition  of  the  same  to  the  Board, 
giving  the  receipts  and  expenditures  on  account  of  each 
fund  separately.  They  shall  also  examine  the  books  and 
accounts  of  the  Bailiff  and  Supply  Agent,  and  report  to  the 
Board  their  condition,  and  the  cash  received  and  paid  into 
the  treasury  by  each ;  and  the  Board  shall  appropriate 
annually,  to  pay  for  such  services  performed,  a  sum  not 
exceeding  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars. 


VICE-PRESIDENT. 

RULE  9.  In  case  of  the  resignation,  absence,  or  other 
cause  of  disability  of  the  President,  the  Vice- President 
shall  do  and  perform  all  the  duties  of  the  President.  In 
case  of  absence  or  disability  of  both  the  president  and 
Vice-President,  a  president  pro  tern,  shall  do  and  perform 
all  the  duties  of  the  President. 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS. 


SECRETAKY. 

RULE  10.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  (in  addi- 
tion to  the  duties  defined  in  Rule  3)  to  record  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  Board  in  a  book  kept  for  that  purpose,  and 
to  index  the  same.  This  index  shall  contain,  among  its 
captions,  also  the  following  headings  :- 

1.  Resolutions,  giving  current  number,  object,  date,  and 
page  of  record. 

'2.  Reports,  with  separate  headings  for  each  standing 
committee  and  each  officer ;  and  one  heading  for  special 
committees  jointly;  giving  current  number,  object,  date, 
and  page  of  record. 

3.  Rules,  giving  current  number,  object,  date,  and  page 
of  record . 

4.  Contracts,  giving  current  number,  subject,  date,  and 
page  of  record. 

RULE  11.  The  Secretary  shall  attest  all  public  acts  of 
the  President,  affix  thereto,  when  necessary,  the  seal  of  the 
corporation,  and  prepare  notices  to  be  served  on  the  mem- 
bers, in  due  time,  of  all  regular  and  special  sessions  of  the 
Board  and  the  committees  thereof. 

RULE  12.  He  shall  present  to  the  chairman  of  each  com- 
mittee, and  each  officer,  a  written  statement  of  the  busi- 
ness, and  all  applications,  resolutions,  and  propositions 
referred  to  the  same,  with  such  books,  plats  and  docu- 
ments in  possession  of  the  Board  as  the  respective  com- 
mittees may  from  time  to  time  direct. 

RULE  13.  He  shall  take  into  his  possession  all  deeds, 
books,  letters  and  other  papers  belonging  to  the  corporation, 
and  keep  the  same  in  good  order,  subject  at  all  times  to 
the  order  of  the  Board,  or  the  examination  of  any  member 
thereof,  and  shall  lay  before  the  Board,  at  each  meeting, 
all  letters  or  other  documents  left  with  or  directed  to  him 
for  that  purpose.  He  shall  keep  the  books  and  accounts  of 
the  Public  Schools  in  the  manner  designated  by  the  Board. 


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All  valuable  papers  shall  be  passed  from  officer  to  officer, 
upon  receipts  prepared  and  registered  by  the  Secretary. 

RULE  14.  He  shall  make  out  all  accounts  for  moneys 
due  this  corporation,  and  deliver  and  charge  the  same  to 
the  Bailiff,  and  furnish  to  the  Board,  at  each  regular  session, 
a  statement  of  receipts  and  expenditures.  He  shall  deposit 
daily,  in  the  bank  designated  by  the  Board  as  the  repository 
of  its  funds,  all  moneys  collected  or  received  by  him  for 
the  Board.  He  shall,  at  the  end  of  each  fiscal  year,  make 
out  a  report  of  the  financial  condition  of  the  Board,  together 
with  a  statement  of  the  lands  in  its  possession,  whether  held 
in  fee  simple  or  under  lease ;  how  disposed  of,  either  by 
leasing  or  for  school-house  sites;  the  quantity  of  land  un- 
leased,  and  where  located. 

The  Secretary  shall  coverall  moneys  lying  unclaimed  for 
more  than  six  months  preceding,  into  the  general  fund, 
upon  the  first  days  of  August  and  February  of  each  year. 

EULE  15.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  possess 
himself  of  the  necessary  knowledge  in  relation  to  the  real 
estate  owned  by  this  Board,  as  to  its  location,  condition, 
and  value;  and  he  shall  possess  himself  of  such  other  in- 
formation as  shall  be  useful  to  the  Board,  or  to  any  person 
having  business  with  the  corporation.  He  shall  keep  the 
plats  of  all  the  real  estate  of  the  Public  Schools,  represent- 
ing upon  these  plats  the  actual  condition  of  the  real  estate. 
He  shall  also  keep  a  complete  register  of  such  real  estate, 
in  book  form,  giving  the  full  description  and  designation  of 
all  lots  and  parcels  of  land,  with  the  date  and  amount  of 
the  last  valuation  placed  upon  the  same,  stating  the  names 
of  lessees  where  property  is  leased,  or  of  schools  and  build- 
ings where  so  occupied. 

RULE  16.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  provide 
a  suitable  stamp,  and  to  stamp  upon  all  vouchers  which 
shall  have  been  approved  by  the  Board  the  fact  and  date  of 
such  approval.  The  rent-roll  shall  show  date  and  amount 
paid. 

RULE  17.  It   shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  to  give 


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the  necessary  information  to  all  parties  desirous  of  pur- 
chasing or  leasing  lots;  and  he  shall  negotiate  with  such 
parties  according  to  the  instructions  of  the  Committee  on 
Lands  and  Leasing,  and  report  to  the  committee  the  result 
of  his  negotiations.  He  shall  keep  a  complete  lease-record, 
posted  up  to  date,  and  shall  report  every  month  to  the 
Lands  and  Leasing  Committee  what  leases,  if  any,  have 
expired . 

RULE  18.  The  Secretary  shall  be  authorized  to  appoint, 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board,  a  clerk  to  assist  him 
in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  during  his  period  of  office,  at 
such  compensation  as  may  be  fixed  by  the  Board. 

RULE  19.  The  Secretary  shall  devote  himself  exclusively 
to  the  business  of  his  office. 

RULE  20.  He  shall  give  bond,  in  the  sum  of  fifty  thou- 
sand dollars,  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  his  duties,  with 
such  security  as  shall  be  approved  by  the  Board  ;  and  if 
the  same  person  shall  be  elected  Secretary  and  Treasurer, 
the  bond  shall  be  so  drawn  as  to  secure  the  faithful  dis- 
charge of  his  duties  as  Treasurer  as  well  as  Secretary. 

TREASURER. 

RULE  21.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Treasurer  to  receive 
and  keep  the  money  and  money  obligations  of  this  corpor- 
ation, and  to  draw  out  the  money  deposited  in  the  desig- 
nated depository  of  the  Board,  on  checks  signed  by  the 
President  and  countersigned  by  the  Treasurer. 

RULE  22.  He  shall  keep  a  correct  and  comprehensive 
account  of  all  moneys  received  and  disbursed,  in  a  book  to 
be  kept  by  him  for  that  purpose,  subject  to  the  inspection 
of  any  member  of  the  Board.  He  shall  render  a  state- 
ment to  the  Board  monthly,  and  oftener  if  required. 

RULE  23.  He  shall  give  bond,  in  the  sum  of  five  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars,  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his 
duties,  with  such  security  as  shall  be  approved  by  the 
Board:  Provided,  that  in  case  the  same  person  shall  be 


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elected  Treasurer  and  Secretary,  no  additional  bond  shall 
be  required  of  him  as  Treasurer. 


ATTORNEY. 

RULE  24.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Attorney  to  take 
charge  of  the  legal  business  of  the  Board  in  all  the  courts 
of  the  State  and  of  the  United  States  (his  expenses  and 
extra  compensation  being  allowed  by  the  Board  when  he 
is  required  to  go  out  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis),  and  to  make 
a  report  to  the  Board  semi-annually,  on  the  second  Tues- 
day of  March  and  September,  of  the  state  of  their  business 
in  the  courts  ;  and  he  shall  enumerate  in  such  report  all 
undecided  claims  of  the  Board,  and  also  report  the  disposal 
of  such  as  had  been  acted  upon  during  the  last  half-year. 
He  shall  attend  the  sessions  of  the  Board,  and  give  his 
written  opinion  on  all  legal  questions  referred  to  him  by 
the  Board,  or  by  standing  committees;  draw  all  legal  in- 
struments, leases,  and  other  conveyances  of  the  Board, 
and  pay  all  moneys  collected  by  him  for  the  Board  to  the 
Secretary  of  the  Board. 

RULE  25.  He  shall  give  bond,  in  the  sum  of  ten  thou- 
sand dollars,  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  his  duties,  with 
such  security  us  shall  be  approved  by  the  Board. 

SUPERINTENDENT. 

RULE  26.  The  Superintendent  shall  devote  himself  ex- 
clusively to  the  duties  of  his  office,  and  shall  immediately 
after  his  election  or  re-election  nominate  to  the  Teacher's 
Committee  a  head  clerk  and  two  assistant  clerks  for  his 
office  whose  nomination  the  committee  shall  be  required  to 
report  to  the  Board  for  confirmation  or  otherwise.  The 
compensation  of  the  clerks  shall  be  fixed  by  the  Board. 

RULE  27.  He  shall  exercise  a  general  supervision  over 
the  Public  Schools  of  the  city,  and  to  this  end  shall  visit 
each  school  at  least  once  in  every  six  months,  examine  into 


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their  condition  and  progress,  and  see  that  all  the  rules 
prescribed  for  their  government  are  faithfully  observed. 

RULE  28.  He  shall  inform  himself  regarding  the  progress 
of  instruction  and  discipline  in  schools  in  other  places,  and 
from  time  to  time  suggest  appropriate  means  for  the  ad- 
vancement of  the  Public  Schools  in  this  city. 

RULE  29.  He  shall  report,  in  writing  at  the  end  of  every 
quarter,  or  whenever  required  by  the  Board,  giving  a  de- 
tailed statement  of  the  condition  and  prospects  of  the 
Schools,  and  recommending  such  measures  for  their  im- 
provement as  he  may  deem  advisable.  Such  report  shall 
give  the  list  of  Schools,  and  for  each  School  the  average 
number  of  pupils  belonging,  the  number  of  pupils  per 
English  teacher,  the  number  of  suspensions,  and  the 
number  of  cases  of  corporal  punishment.  In  the  month 
of  November  the  superintendent  shall|report  an  estimate  of 
the  probable  increase  of  pupils  for  whom  seats  will  need  to 
be  provided  before  the  month  of  September  of  the  ensuing 
year,  specifying,  as  nearly  as  may  be,  the  localities  in  which 
the  school  accommodations  are  inadequate  to  the  wants  of 
the  community.  He  shall  make  his  annual  report  on  or 
before  the  first  meeting  in  November  following  the  close  of 
the  scholastic  year. 

RULE  30.  In  the  event  of  the  building  or  altering  of 
school  houses,  he  shall  communicate  to  the  Board  such 
information  on  the  subject  as  he  may  possess,  and  shall 
suggest  such  plans  for  the  same  as  he  may  consider  most 
economical,  and  best  for  the  health  and  convenience  of  the 
pupils  arid  teachers. 

RULE  31.  He  shall  make  investigations  as  to  the  condition 
and  number  of  children  in  the  city  who  are  not  receiving 
the  benefits  of  education,  and  shall  endeavor  to  ascertain 
the  reasons,  and  suggest  the  remedies. 

RULE  32.  He  shall  attend  all  sessions  of  the  Board,  and, 
when  requested,  those  of  the  standing  committees. 

RULE  33.  He,  or  one  of  his  assistants,  shall  be  present 
at  the  office  of  the  Board  every  day  between  the  hours  of 


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four  and  five  o'clock,  p.  M.,  to  attend  to  such  office  business 
as  pertains  to  his  department,  provided,  however,  that  he 
shall  be  present  himself  at  the  above  mentioned  time  on 
three  days  of  the  week. 

RULE  34.  He  shall  prepare  the  forms  for  the  necessary 
school  registers,  books  of  record,  and  blanks  for  the  use 
of  teachers. 

RULE  35.  He  shall  supervise  and  certify  to  the  semi- 
quarterly  pay-rolls  of  the  teachers,  as  returned  by  the  prin- 
cipals of  the  several  schools. 

RULE  36.  The  Assistant  Superintendents  shall  aid  the 
Superintendent  in  performing  the  work  devolving  upon  him 
by  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Board;  and  they  shall, 
further,  occupy  their  whole  time,  during  the  sessions  of  the 
schools,  in  visiting  the  various  departments  of  the  same, 
except  when  required  by  the  Superintendent  to  assist  him 
in  the  performance  of  other  duties.  They  shall,  fur- 
ther, report  to  the  Superintendent  weekly,  or  oftener, 
giving  the  details  of  their  observations  in  the  schools, 
and  recommending  such  measures  as  they  deem  conducive 
to  the  interests  of  the  same. 

BAILIFF. 

RULE  37.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Bailiff  to  take  charge 
of  and  protect  the  real  estate  held  by  the  Board  from  any 
trespass,  wrong,  or  injury;  to  prevent  any  person  from 
taking  possession  of  said  real  estate  without  permission  of 
the  Board  ;  to  inform  the  Board,  from  time  to  time,  when 
anv  person  shall  be  in  the  adverse  possession  of  any  of  said 
real  estate,  and  order  such  person  away  from  the  same. 

RULE  38.  He  shall  exercise  a  general  supervision  over 
the  tenants  of  the  Board,  collect  all  bills  placed  in  his 
hands  by  the  Secretary,  and  report  the  names  of  all  delin- 
quents to  the  Leasing  Committee,  and  shall  continue  to  re- 
port the  same  until  all  delinquents  have  paid  up,  or  are 
released  by  the  Board,  or  otherwise  disposed  of.  All  rents 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  15 

and  other  moneys  collected  or  received  by  said  Bailiff  shall 
be  paid  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Board  daily. 

The  Bailiff  shall  balance  accounts  with  the  Secretary  on 
the  first  day  of  each  month,  and  file  with  him  a  list  of  rent- 
bills  paid  during  the  month  previous. 

EULE  39.  The  Bailiff  shall  act  as  the  clerk  of  the  Audit- 
ing Committee;  shall  attend  its  sessions,  and  perform  all 
duties  designated  by  that  committee. 

He  shall  receive  and  register,  for  the  inspection  and  ex- 
amination of  the  Auditing  Committee,  all  accounts  and  bills 
presented  against  the  Board;  and  in  the  register  of  bills, 
he  shall,  for  each  bill,  refer  to  the  proper  record,  authority, 
or  rule,  upon  which  such  bill  is  based,  giving,  in  every  in- 
stance, date,  page,  and  time  of  record,  or  page  and  number 
of  rules, 

The  Bailiff  shall  also  act  as  sergeant-at-arms  at  the  ses- 
sions of  the  Board. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Bailiff  to  examine,  from  time 
to  time,  the  condition  of  all  property  owned  by  or  mort- 
gaged to  the  Board,  and  see  that  all  taxes  are  paid  thereon 
when  due,  and  that  the  interests  of  the  Board  are  fully  pro- 
tected therein.  He  shall  also  investigate  all  sources  of 
revenue  of  the  Board,  and  report  thereon  from  time  to  time. 
He  shall  report  to  the  January  meeting  of  the  Board  all 
property  on  which  taxes  are  delinquent. 

RULE  40.  He  shall  attend  to  any  other  business  or  order 
of  the  Board  which  is  not  required  to  be  attended  to  by 
any  other  officer  thereof,  except  as  herein  otherwise  pro- 
vided. 

RULE  41.  He  shall  be  present  at  the  office  of  the  Board 
every  day,  from  eleven  o'clock  A.  M.  to  one  o'clock  p.  M. 

RULE  42.  No  act,  contract,  transaction,  or  proceeding 
of  said  Bailiff,  except  his  receipt  for  rent,  shall  bind  the 
Board,  or  injure  or  prejudice  any  right,  title,  or  interest  of, 
in,  or  to  any  property  held  by  the  Board. 

RULE  43.  Said  Bailiff   shall   give   bond,  payable  to   this 


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corporation,  with  such  security  as  shall  be  approved  by  the 
Board,  in  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars,  conditioned  that 
he  will  deliver  to  and  pay  over  to  this  corporation,  and 
account  for  all  money,  books,  papers,  maps,  evidences 
of  debt,  and  other  property  and  effects  of  this  Board  that 
may  come  into  his  possession  or  control,  and  that  he  will  in 
all  things  faithfully  discharge  his  duties  as  such  bailiff. 

ARCHITECT. 

RULE  44.  1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Architect  to  draft 
all  necessary  plans,  specifications,  contracts,  etc.,  that  may 
be  required  for  the  execution  of  all  new  buildings,  repairs, 
and  improvements  that  may  be  decided  upon  by  the  Board 
or  the  Building  Committee. 

2.  He   shall   take    charge    of  the    execution  of  all  such 
work  connected  with  the  schools  and  school  property,  and 
superintend  it,  from  its  inception  to  its  final  completion. 

3.  He   shall    submit  to   the  committee   all  estimates  of 
costs  for  all  work  that  may  be  ordered,  and  also  prepare 
all  accounts  for  the  approval  of  the  Building  Committee. 

4.  He  shall  act  as  Secretary  of  the  Building  Committee, 
and  shall  keep  a  faithful  and    accurate   account  of   all  the 
proceedings  of  the  committee,  and  a  record  of  all  accounts 
of  repairs,  expenses,  etc.,  for  the  information  of  the  Build- 
ing Committee,  and  for  the  purposes  of  reports,  etc. 

5.  He  shall    be    allowed    such   assistance   for   drafting, 
local  superintendence,  and  clerical  duties,  as  in  the  judg- 
ment of  the  Building  Committee  is  deemed  necessary. 

6.  He  shall  have  general    charge  and    supervision  over 
all  school  buildings   and   premises,  the  yards,  outhouses, 
etc.,  and  also  of  the  furniture,  heating  apparatus,  etc. 

7.  He    shall    have    supervision   of    all   school   property 
yielding  revenue,  that  may  require  repairs. 

8.  He  shall  report  all  repairs  of  schools  or  school  prop 
erty  to  the   Building  Committee,  and  execute  the  work  as 
ordered  by  the  Building  Committee. 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  17 

9.  He  shall  have  general  supervision  over  janitors,  see- 
ing that  their  duties  are  properly  attended  to. 

10.  He  shall  keep  such  record  of  their  work  as  may  be 
useful  for  the  information  of  the  Building  Committee. 

11.  He  shall  keep  office  hours  at  the  Polytechnic  office, 
from  4:  SO  o'clock  to  6  p.  M. 

12.  He  shall  report  to  the  Board  at  each  regular  meeting 
all  expenditures,  on  account  of  repairs,  incurred  during  the 
month. 

13.  He  shall  turn  over  at  the  termination  of  his  office 
the    superintendence    of    all    buildings  and   improvements 
then  in  process  of  erection  or  construction,  to  his  successor 
in  office,  and  shall  deliver  all  duplicate  plans,  specifications 
and  contracts  to  the  chairman  of  the  Building  Committee 
without  delay. 

14.  It   shall  be   the  duty   of  the   Architect  to  prepare 
vouchers  for  all  bills  for  repairs  and  work  done,  and  for  all 
articles  and  material  furnished,  authorized  by  himself  or 
the  Building  Committee,  if  he  shall  find  them  correct,  and 
if  approved  by  the  Building  Committee,  and  the  Auditing 
Committee,  and  ordered  paid  by  the  Board,  they  shall  be  pre- 
sented to  the  Secretary  for  payment,  and  when  paid  the  Sec- 
tary shall  take  a  receipt  on  the  vouchers  from  the  parties  in 
whose  favor  the  bills  may  be  allowed ;   and  the  vouchers, 
bills,  and  receipts  shall  remain  on  file  in  the  Secretary's 
office  ;  and  the  Architect  shall  make,  or  cause  to  be  made, 
duplicates  of  all  such  bills  and  vouchers,  and  file  the  same 
in  his  office,  subject  to  be  referred  to  by  the  Building  Com- 
mittee, or  any  member  of  the  Board. 

15.  He  shall  be  present  at  all  meetings  of  the  Auditing 
Committee  held  for  the  purpose  of  auditing  bills,  and  shall 
give    such   information   relating  to  the    same   as  may  be 
required  by  said  committee. 

RULE  45.  For  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties,  as 
above  specified,  he  shall  give  bond  in  the  sum  of  ten  thou- 
sand dollars,  with  securities  approved  by  the  Board. 


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COMMITTEES  AND  THEIR  DUTIES. 

RULE  46.  The  President  shall  appoint,  at  the  regular 
session  in  November,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be,  the 
following  standing  committees,  of  each  of  which  be  shall 
be  a  member  ex  officio^  viz.  : 

1.  Auditing  Committee,  consisting  of  three  members. 

2.  Teachers  Committee,  consisting  of  seven  members. 

3.  Committee  on  Lands  and  Leasing,  consisting  of  seven 
members. 

4.  Committee  on  Supplies,  consisting  of  seven  members. 

5.  Committee  on  Course  of   Study,  consisting  of  seven 
members. 

6.  Building  Committee,  consisting  of  seven  members. 

7.  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means,  consisting  of  seven 
members. 

8.  Committee  on  Salaries,  consisting  of  five  members. 

9.  Library  Committee,  consisting  of  seven  members. 

10.  Committee  on  Eules,  consisting  of  five  members. 
EULE  47.  The  Teachers  Committee,  Committee  on  Lands 

and  Leasing,  Committee  on  Supplies,  and  Building  Com- 
mittee, shall  consist  of  one  member  from  each  district,  the 
districts  to  be  composed  as  follows:  The  Eleventh,  Twenty- 
second,  Twenty-fourth,  and  Twenty-fifth  Wards  shall 
constitute  the  First  District ;  the  Ninth,  Twenty-first,  Twenty- 
sixth  and  Twenty-seventh  Wards,  the  Second  District;  the 
Fifth,  Seventh,  Thirteenth,  and  Nineteenth  Wards,  the 
Third  District ;  the  First,  Third,  Fifteenth,  and  Seven- 
teenth Wards,  the  Fourth  District ;  the  Second,  Tenth, 
Eighteenth,  and  Twenty-eighth  Wards,  the  Fifth  District; 
the  Fourth,  Twelfth,  Fourteenth,  and  Twentieth  Wards, 
the  Sixth  District ;  and  the  Sixth,  Eighth,  Sixteenth,  and 
Twenty-third  Wards,  the  Seventh  District.  Four  members 
of  any  one  of  said  committees  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for 
the  transaction  of  business.  The  Library  Committee  shall 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  19 

consist  of  seven  members  of  the  Board,  besides  the  Presi- 
dent and  Vice-President,  and  the  same  shall  be  ex  officio 
members  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Public  Library. 
RULE  48.  Every  standing  committee  of  the  Board  shall 
keep  a  record  of  its  proceedings,  which  shall  be  kept  at  the 
office  of  the  Board,  subject  to  the  inspection  of  all  members. 
All  committees  shall  cause  the  reports  of  their  actions  taken 
,  before  the  Friday  last  preceding  the  regular  meeting  of  the 
Board,  to  be  printed,  and  copies  of  the  same  to  be  mailed 
to  all  members  of  the  Board  on  or  before  the  Saturday  last 
preceding  such  regular  meeting;  provided,  however,  that 
any  committee  may  meet  after  the  Thursday  last  preceding 
a  regular  meeting  and  report  their  action  to  the  Board, 
without  having  previously  sent  printed  copies  of  the  report 
of  the  actions  of  such  meetings  to  the  members.  No  report 
purporting  to  be  the  regular  action  of  the  committee  shall  be 
presented  to  the  Board,  unless  acted  upon  and  signed  by  a 
majority  of  the  committee.  It  shall  be  the  privilege  of 
every  member  of  this  Board  to  be  present  at  any  and  all 
committee  meetings;  and,  for  this  purpose,  members  of 
this  Board  may  require  the  usual  notification  of  the  secre- 
retary  ;  but  at  the  committee  meetings,  only  the  members  of 
the  committee  shall  be  entitled  to  vote  ;  nor  shall  any  other 
person  speak  in  the  committee  to  any  question,  unless  in- 
vited for  that  specific  purpose  by  a  unanimous  vote  of  the 
committee.  Meetings  of  all  committees  (except  the 
Teachers  Committee)  shall  be  public;  provided,  that  any 
committee  may  go  into  executive  session ;  and  provided, 
further,  that  by  a  unanimous  vote  of  the  Teachers  Commit- 
tee, persons  other  than  members  of  the  Board  may  be  ad- 
mitted to  the  sessions  of  that  committee.  Members  who 
fail  to  attend  three  consecutive  meetings  of  any  committee, 
shall  lose  their  membership  in  such  committee,  unless  they 
have  been  prevented  from  attending  by  sickness  or  absence 
from  the  city.  In  such  cases  the  President  shall  make  a 
new  appointment. 


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AUDITING  COMMITTEE. 

RULE  49.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Auditing  Committee 
to  examine  monthly,  or  oftener  if  required,  every  bill  or 
claim  presented  to  the  Board  for  payment ;  to  examine  the 
Treasurer's  and  Secretary's  books  and  accounts,  and  report 
thereon  at  the  first  regular  sessions  in  August,  November, 
February  and  May,  and  oftener  if  required  ;  and  said  re- 
ports shall  state  in  detail  the  condition  of  each  appropria- 
tion, to  wit :  the  original  appropriation,  and  the  unexpended 
balance  remaining  to  the  credit  of  the  same  ;  and  no  claim 
of  any  amount  for  money  due  from  the  Board  is  to  be  paid 
or  settled  until  the  same  has  been  examined  by  them  and 
submitted  to  the  Board  for  its  action  thereon  ;  and  no  offi- 
cer connected  with  this  Board  shall  pay  any  money  (or  sign 
any  check,  warrant  or  bond  in  lieu  thereof),  on  any  demand, 
until  it  has  been  approved  as  above  stated;  but  this  section 
shall  not  extend  to  contracts  expressly  made  by  the  Board, 
nor  to  salaries,  nor  to  bills  amounting  to  less  than  one  hun- 
dred dollars,  ordered  by  the  Building  Committee  for  re- 
pairs, nor  to  bills  of  ten  dollars  and  under,  which  are  to  be 
paid  out  of  the  contingent  fund;  but  all  bills  paid  on  ac- 
count of  contracts,  salaries,  and  from  the  contingent  fund, 
shall  be  placed  monthly  before  the  Auditing  Committee, 
and  examined  by  the  same,  and  reported  on  at  the  next  reg- 
ular session  of  the  Board.  All  certificates  of  committees 
on  bills  originating  in  contracts  shall  designate  the  contract 
under  which  they  originate,  and  refer  to  the.  date  of  record 
on  which  the  same  was  approved  by  the  Board. 

Provided,  that  no  payment  on  any  account  (except  sums 
of  five  dollars  or  under  out  of  the  contingent  fund),  shall 
be  paid  by  any  officer,  until  the  account  or  claim  has  been 
examined  by  the  bailiff  and  duly  certified  by  him. 

RULE  50.  1.  All  bills  which  are  presented  for  auditing  or 
payment,  to  committees  or  officers  of  the  Board,  must  be 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  21 

attached  to  a  printed  blank,  which  shall  contain  on  the  in- 
side, the  date  of  presentation,  name  of  the  party  to  whom 
payment  is  due,  designation  of  merchandise  or  kind  of  ser- 
vice rendered,  the  amount  due,  in  numbers  and  words,  the 
certificate  of  correctness  of  the  proper  authority,  and  a 
blank  receipt,  to  be  filled  out  and  signed  upon  payment. 
The  outside  of  each  blank  shall  be  appropriately  headed  as 
"  St.  Louis  Public  School  Voucher,"  with  the  proper  blank 
place  marked  for  the  year,  the  number  of  the  voucher, 
the  name  of  the  receiver,  the  amount,  and  the  signature  of 
the  chairman  of  the  Auditing  Committee. 

2.  All  bills  presented  for  auditing  shall  be  countersigned 
by  the  proper  committee  or  authority  which  gave  the  order 
for  the  same. 

3.  All    bills   audited  shall  be  countersigned  and  marked 
with  the  current  number  by  the  Auditing  Committee,  com- 
mencing each  year  with  No.  1. 

4.  Separate  bills  shall  be    rendered  for  the  furniture,  re- 
pairs, and  current  expenses  for  each  school. 

TEACHERS  COMMITTEE. 

RULE  51.  The  Teachers  Committee  shall  have  supervision 
of  the  examination  of  all  applicants  for  situations  as  teachers, 
and  keep  a  book  of  "record  for  the  same  for  the  inspection  of 
of  the  Board. 

RULE  52.  They  shall  adopt  such  rules  in  regard  to  the 
examination  of  teachers  as  they  may  deem  proper. 

RULE  53.  They  shall,  in  connection  with  the  superintend- 
ent, make  nominations  to  fill  new  situations,  whenever 
they  occur,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board. 

RULE  54.  They  shall  have  the  power  to  transfer  teachers, 
to  suspend  them,  and  to  make  temporary  appointments  in 
case  of  vacancies  occurring;  but  such  action  shall  be  reported 
to  the  Board  for  its  final  decision. 

RULE  55.  They  shall  constitute  the  standing  committee 
on  the  Normal  School,  and  shall  visit  the  same  as  often  as 
practicable,  note  the  methods  of  discipline  and  instruction, 


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and  the  progress  of  the  students,  and  report,  at  the  close  of 
the  fourth  quarter,  the  members  recommended  for  gradua- 
tion. They  shall  cause  the  withdrawal  from  the  Normal 
School  of  all  pupils  who  do  not,  after  a  reasonable  trial > 
manifest  such  qualities  as  will  render  them  successful 
teachers. 

EULE  56.  They  shall  visit  the  High  School  as  often  as 
practicable,  examine  into  the  discipline  and  mode  of  in- 
struction of  each  teacher,  note  the  progress  made  by  the 
several  classes,  and  report  to  the  Board,  at  the  close  of  the 
second  and  fourth  quarters,  the  names  of  the  pupils  recom- 
mended for  graduation. 

RULE  57.  They  shall,  in  connection  with  the  Superin- 
tendent, take  charge  of  the  O'Fallon  Polytechnic  Institute 
and  the  Evening  Schools,  and  recommend  suitable  teachers 
for  the  same.  They  shall  visit  said  Institute  and  schools 
as  often  as  practicable,  and  report  to  the  Board,  from  time 
to  time,  the  registration  of  pupils,  the  character  of  attend- 
ance, and  such  other  information  as  may  furnish  the 
Board  with  a  correct  view  of  the  condition  and  usefulness 
of  the  same. 

RULE  58.  The  Teachers  Committee  shall  nominate  to  the 
Board,  at  the  first  regular  session  in  June,  1882,  or  as  soon 
thereafter  as  may  be,  and  every  third  year  thereafter,  two 
assistant  superintendents,  one  of  whom  shall  be  proficient 
in  the  German  language.  They  shall  also  report  the  Super- 
intendent's nominations  of  a  head  clerk  and  two  assistant 
clerks  for  the  Superintendent' s  office,  at  the  first  regular  meet- 
ing of  the  Board  succeeding  the  election  or  re-election  of  the 
Superintendent.  The  head  clerk  of  the  Superintendent's 
office  shall  act  as  secretary  of  the  Teachers,  Rules  and 
Course  of  Study  Committees,  and  of  all  joint  committees 
in  which  either  of  the  above  committees  is  a  party. 

COMMITTEE  ON  LANDS  AND  LEASING. 

RULE  59.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Committee  on  Lands 
and  Leasing  to  consider  and  report  on  all  claims  to  real 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  23 

estate  in  which  the  Board  is  interested,  and  on  such  other 
matters  pertaining  to  hinds  and  leases  as  may  be  referred  to 
said  committee. 

RULE  60.  The  Committee  on  Lands  and  Leasing  shall 
have  a  general  supervision  over  all  the  lands  belonging  to 
the  Board  ;  and  all  matters  relating  to  the  leasing  of  prop- 
erty shall  be  referred:  to  them,  and  it  shall  be  their  duty  to 
report  thereon  as  soon  as  practicable.  They  shall  also  ap- 
point an  appraiser  whenever  necessary. 

RULE  61.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Committee  on  Lands 
and  Leasing,  in  the  month  of  March  in  each  year,  to  cause 
a  valuation  to  be  made  of  the  real  estate  of  the  Board  held 
for  revenue  purposes,  and  to  cause  the  Bailiff  to  place  a 
notice  on  each  parcel  of  unleased  land,  that  the  same  is 
offered  for  sale  or  lease. 

COMMITTEE  ON  SUPPLIES. 

RULE  62.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Committe  on  Sup- 
plies to  exercise  a  general  supervision  over  the  purchase, 
distribution,  and  consumption  of  supplies  used  in  the 
schools. 

.  RULE  63.  In  the  month  of  May,  of  each  year,  they  shall 
advertise  for  one  week  in  one  daily  morning  newspaper  of 
the  city,  printed  in  the  English  language,  for  bids  for  the 
various  supplies  needed  during  the  next  scholastic  year, 
stating  in  detail  the  amount  and  kind  of  articles  required, 
the  time  of  delivery,  and  the  time  when  such  bids  will  be 
opened.  Such  bids  may  be  called  under  the  name  of  the 
article,  when  the  same  has  an  established  name  in  trade, 
or  in  conformity  with  samples  selected  and  open  for  inspec- 
tion at  the  office  of  the  Board,  or  with  accompanying 
samples,  as  the  Committee  on  Supplies  may  determine. 
Bids  shall  be  made  separately  for  each  article,  nor  shall  any 
combination  bid  be  entertained.  All  bids  shall  be  opened 
by  the  committee  when  in  session,  and  the  awards  shall  be 
immediately  made,  article  by  article,  to  the  lowest  bidder; 
and  be  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  Board  ;  and  whenever 


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supplies  needed  at  any  other  time  of  the  year  shall  exceed 
in  value  three  hundred  dollars,  they  shall  be  procured  by 
the  Supply  Committee  in  the  above  specified  manner.  In 
case  of  failure  to  receive  satisfactory  bids,  the  committee 
shall  continue  to  advertise,  from  time  to  time,  until  such 
demands  are  satisfied.  All  persons  proposing  to  furnish 
supplies  to  the  Board,  of  any  kind,  at  a  given  price,  shall 
accompany  their  bid  01  bids  with  a  bond,  executed  by  two 
or  more  persons,  in  such  amounts  as  may  be  required  by 
the  Committee  on  Supplies,  as  security  for  the  faithful 
performance  of  any  contract  which  shall  be  awarded  to 
them  pursuant  to  said  proposals.  Said  bond  shall  be  filed 
with  the  contract  so  awarded. 

Any  bidder  desiring  to  bid  for  the  furnishing  of  supplies 
and  not  wishing  to  give  bond,  shall  accompany  his  bid  with 
a  certified  check,  payable  to  the  order  of  the  Board,  to  an 
amount  equal  to  one-fourth  the  value  of  the  gross  amount 
of  the  articles  bid  for,  which  check  shall  be  returned  to 
him  as  soon  as  the  bid  is  awarded,  provided  his  proposal  is 
rejected;  but  in  case  of  the  awarding  of  any  contract  to 
him,  then  the  check,  or  as  much  as  will  equal  one-fourth  of 
the  contract  awarded,  shall  be  retained  in  the  hands  of  the 
Board,  as  long  as  the  committee  deem  it  necessary,  as 
security  for  the  faithful  carrying  out  of  said  contract ; 
and  should  he  fail  in  so  doing,  then  the  check  shall  be 
forfeited  to  the  Board  as  damages. 

RULE  64.  The  Supply  Committee  shall  nominate  to  the 
Board  at  the  first  regular  session  in  June,  1882,  or  as  soon 
thereafter  as  may  be,  and  every  third  year  thereafter,  a 
Supply  Agent  and  Supply  Clerk  who  shall  hold  their  office 
for  three  years,  and  until  their  successors  shall  be  duly 
appointed  and  qualified. 

RULE  65.  It  shall  be  their  duty  to  supervise  the  printing 
of  all  reports,  forms,  blanks,  etc,,  required  by  the  various 
departments  of  the  schools  under  the  Board,  to  secure 
bids  for  such  work,  and  to  make  contracts  for  the  same, 
under  the  sanction  of  the  Board. 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  25 


DUTIES  OF  SUPPLY  AGENT. 

RULE  66.  1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  supply  agent  to 
take  charge  of  the  supplies  and  text  books,  furniture  and 
all  other  personal  property  of  the  Board,  and  attend  to 
the  distribution  of  the  same,  under  the  supervision  of  the 
appropriate  committee,  and  shall  be  secretary  of  the  Com- 
mittee on  Supplies. 

2.  He  shall  make  all  purchases    required   upon    proper 
requisition,   which  shall  be  approved   by  the  committee, 
and  accompany  the  bill,  and  be  filed  with  the  vouchers  cer- 
tifying to  the  correctness  of  the  same  as  to   receipt  and 
value. 

3.  He  shall  keep  two   separate  and  distinct  accounts,  as 
follows:   1.  Supplies  (comprising  text-books  for  indigent 
pupils,  apparatus,  and  special  items),  for  the  general  use 
of   the   schools.     2.  Text-books  for    sale     (including    all 
all  text-books,  slates,  and  such  other  articles  as  the  Com- 
mittee on  Supplies  may  elect),  to  be  sold  for  cash  to  the 
patrons  of  the  schools,  at  first  cost,  with  the  necessary  ex- 
pense of    handling  added,  and  shall    daily  turn  over  all 
moneys    received    to    the   Treasurer,   taking   due   receipt 
therefor. 

4.  He  shall  keep  an  account  in  detail  of  the   supplies  is- 
sued to  the  several  schools  upon  the  regular  order  of  the 
Principal  or  teacher  in  charge  thereof,  showing  quantity 
and  value  issued,  and   report  to   the   Board   at  its  regular 
meetings  in  February  and  August.     He  shall  also  keep  an 
aggregate    stock   book,  which  shall    exhibit  the  total   re- 
ceipts   and    disbursements    for    any    given  month    in    the 
school  year. 

5.  After  the    close    of  each   school    year,   the   Supply 
Agent  shall  cause  an  inventory  to  be  taken  of  all  furniture 
and  effects,  and  other  supplies  in  the  Schools,  and  preserve 
the  same  in  a  well  bound  book  for  reference. 


26  RULES    AND    REGULATIONS 

6.  He  shall   keep   an  account    of    text-books    for    sale, 
furnished  the  Principals   in  a  separate   book,  and  shall  re- 
quire of  them  a  semi-quarterly  statement  of  amounts  re- 
ceived, sold,  and  remaining  on  hand.     He  shall  also  receive 
all  moneys  for  text-books  sold,  from  Principals  and  pupils, 
and    keep    a   correct    account   of  the    same   in   a  separate 
book. 

7.  For  the  faithful  discharge  of  his   duties  he  shall  give 
a. bond  for  five  thousand  dollars,  with  two  or  more  securi- 
ties, to  be  approved  by  the  Board. 

8.  The  Supply  Agent,  under  the  supervision  of  the  Sup- 
ply Committee,  shall   be  the    Purchasing   Agent,  through 
whom   all  articles  needed  by  the  Public    Schools   or   the 
Board,  committees  or  authorized  officers,  shall  be  purchased, 
and  it  shall  be  his  duty,  upon  the  requisition  of  the  Board 
Committee  or  duly  authorized   officers,  to  purchase,  under 
such  rules  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Board,  such  articles 
as  may  be  specified  in  such  requisition. 

9.  It  shall    be    the  duty  of   the  Supply  Agent  to  pre- 
pare vouchers  for  all   bills  of  supplies,  and  for  all  articles 
and  material  furnished,  authorized  by  the  Supply  Commit- 
tee, if  he    shall  find  them  correct ;  and  if  approved  by  the 
Supply  Committee,  and   the  Auditing   Committee,  and  or- 
dered paid  by  the  Board,  they  shall  be  presented   to  the 
Secretary  for  payment,  and  when  paid,  the  Secretary  shall 
take  a  receipt  on  the  vouchers  from  the  parties  in  whose 
favor  the  bills  may  be  allowed,  and  the  vouchers,  bills,  and 
receipts  shall  remain  on  file  in  the  Secretary's  office  ;  and  the 
Supply  Agent  shall  make  or  cause  to  be  made,  duplicates  of 
all  such  bills  and  vouchers,  and  file  the  same  in  the  office  of 
the  supply  department,  for  reference  thereto  by  the  Supply 
Committee  or  any  member  of  the  Board. 

10.  He  shall  be  present  at  all  meetings  of  the  Auditing 
Committee,  held  for  the  purpose  of  auditing  bills,  and  shall 
give  such  information  relating  to  the  same,  as  may  be  re- 
quired by  said  committee. 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  27 

COMMITTEE   ON  COURSE  O*F  STUDY. 

RULE.  67.  The  Committee  on  Course  of  Study  shall  have, 
in  connection  with  the  Superintendent,  the  general  direction 
of  the  course  of  study,  and  the  selection  of  text-books  and 
apparatus  to  be  used  in  the  Public  Schools,  subject  always  to 
the  sanction  of  the  Board.  Any  change  proposed  in  the 
course  of  study,  or  any  proposition  for  the  introduction  of 
a  new  text-book,  or  publication,  or  any  revised  or  amended 
edition  of  one  already  in  use,  shall  be  referred  to  this  com- 
mittee for  consideration  and  report.  Such  reports  shall 
state  the  reason  for  or  against  the  introduction  of  the-same: 
provided,  that  whenever  a  new  text-book  or  copy-book  for 
the  use  of  scholars  is  recommended  by  the  committee,  for 
introduction  in  the  District  Schools,  the  Superintendent  shall 
furnish  every  member  of  the  Board  with  a  copy  of  the  book, 
and  the  statement  of  the  price  of  the  same.  A  copy  of 
the  book  shall  also  be  furnished  to  the  St.  Louis  Public 
Library. 

RULE  68.  Changes  in  text-books  shall  only  be  made  dur- 
ing the  months  of  March,  April,  or  May,  at  a  regular  or 
special  meeting,  in  pursuance  of  a  resolution  introduced  at 
the  preceding  regular  meeting  of  the  Board,  and  shall  only 
take  effect  with  the  commencement  of  the  ensuing  scholastic 

o 

year :  provided^  that  a  change  of  text-books  for  the  Nor- 
mal and  High  Schools  may  be  made  at  any  meeting  of  the 
Board,  when  recommended  by  the  Committee  on  Course 
of  Study,  and  that  such  a  change  may  take  effect  at  any 
time. 

RULE  69.  Changes  in  text-books  shall  only  be  made  on 
consultation  with  the  Superintendent,  and,  for  the  District 
Schools,  only  on  the  basis  of  an  even  exchange  for  all  books 
in  the  hands  of  the  pupils  and  those  on  hand  in  the  Supply 
Department.  The  publishing  house  getting  the  contract  to 
furnish  the  new  book  is  to  exchange  all  books  on  hand  with- 
out any  expense  whatever  to  the  Board,  or  the  patrons  of 
the  Public  Schools. 


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BUILDING  COMMITTEE. 

RULE  70.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Building  Committee 
to  take  charge  of  all  buildings,  furniture,  heating  appara- 
tus, and  fixtures,  and,  whenever  any  new  building  is  wanted, 
suggest  the  best  plan  therefor. 

All  work  on  new  buildings,  and  all  repairs  and  additions 
costing  more  than  three  hundred  dollars,  shall  be  let  by 
contract  to  the  lowest  and  best  bidder.  No  bid  exceeding 
one  thousand  dollars  shall  be  entertained  unless  accom- 
panied by  a  deposit  of  two  hundred  dollars,  which  shall  be 
declared  forfeited  if  the  accepted  party  fails  to  respond  to 
the  award.  All1  bids  for  new  buildings,  and  for  additions 
to  old  ones,  shall  be  invited  through  the  press  of  the  city, 
at  least  seven  days  before  the  same  are  to  be  opened ;  and 
the  committee  shall  cause  to  be  p'repared  two  bulletin 
boards,  one  of  which  shall  be  placed  in  the  Acrhitect's  office, 
and  the  other  in  the  Mechanic's  Exchange,  upon  which  they 
shall  cause  to  be  posted  a  notice  of  all  work  for  which  bids 
are  demanded  under  this  rule.  All  bids  shall  be  opened  by 
the  committee  when  in  session,  and  the  award  or  rejection 
shall  immediately  be  made,  and  be  final  as  far  as  the  Build- 
ing Committee  is  concerned.  The  committee  shall  report 
at  the  first  session  of  the  Board  in  the  month  of  January, 
such  plans  for  the  erection  and  enlargement  of  school- 
houses*  as  the  Board  may  have  resolved  upon,  in  conse- 
quence of  the  November  report  of  the  Superintendent,  in 
order  to  meet  the  increased  demand  for  school  room  by  the 
month  of  September  of  the  next  scholastic  year. 

RULE  71.  They  shall,  in  the  month  of  May,  and  oftener 
if  required,  examine  into  the  state  of  the  buildings  belong- 
ing to  this  Board,  and  report  what  fixtures,  painting, 
repairs,  and  alterations  may  be  required,  and  furnish  an 
estimate  of  the  cost  of  the  same  ;  and  any  repairs,  the  cost 
of  which  exceeds  one  hundred  dollars,  shall  not  be  allowed 
without  the  sanction  of  the  Board;  but  said  committee 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  29 

shall  be  empowered  to  order  repairs  whenever  the  same  are 
necessary  for  the  protection  of  the  property  of  the  Board. 

EULE  72.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Building  Committee, 
in  conjunction  with  the  Architect,  to  make  all  necessary 
arrangements  for  the  care  of  the  school  buildings  and  pre- 
mises, and  to  appoint  all  janitors  and  engineers  required  by 
the  Board,  or  to  dismiss  the  same  whenever,  in  their  opinion, 
the  interests  of  the  schools  require  it,  —  subject,  however,  to 
the  approval  of  the  Board.  They  shall  have  power  and  au- 
thority to  prescribe,  regulate,  and  alter  the  duties  of  said 
employes. 

RULE  73.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to 
inspect,  as  often  as  practicable,  the  several  school-houses, 
and  note  their  condition  in  respect  to  cleanliness,  ventila- 
tion, heating,  and  general  sanitary  regulations,  and  to 
recommend  to  the  Board  from  time  to  time,  such  measures 
as  they  deem  conducive  to  the  welfare  of  the  schools. 

COMMITTEE  OF  WAYS  AND  MEANS. 

RULE  74.  The  Ways  and  Means  Committee  shall  report 
to  the  Board  during  the  month  of  May  of  each  year,  an  esti- 
mate of  the  revenues  available  for  current  expenses  for  the 
succeeding  fiscal  year,  and  shall  at  the  same  time  recom- 
mend to  the  Board  appropriations  to  be  made  for  the 
expenditures  of  such  year  in  accordance  with  those  esti- 
mates. The  amount  appropriated  for  teachers'  salaries 
shall  be  referred  to  the  Joint  Committee  of  Salaries  and 
Teachers  ;  the  amount  appropriated  for  engineers'  and  jani- 
tors' salaries  shall  be  referred  to  the  Joint  Committee  of 
Salaries  and  Building ;  the  amount  appropriated  to  salaries 
and  officers  and  their  clerks,  shall  be  referred  to  the  Joint 
Committee  of  Salaries  and  Ways  and  Means  ;  said  commit- 
tees to  report  in  the  month  of  June. 

The  aggregate  appropriations  for  the  succeeding  fiscal 
year  shall  not  exceed  the  income  provided  for  that  year. 

RULE  75.  A  general  account  shall  be  kept  by  the  Secre- 


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tary,  crediting  the  estimated  revenues  for  each  year,  and 
charging  the  appropriations  made  by  the  Board.  A  special 
special  account  shall  be  kept  with  each  appropriation,  and 
the  liabilities  created  against  same,  charged  therein,  so  that 
the  unexpended  balance,  if  any,  may  be  ascertained  at  a 
glance.  No  liability  shall  be  created  by  the  Board  or  any 
committee,  unless  an  appropriation  therefor  shall  have  there- 
tofore been  made. 

RULE  76.  They  shall  report,  in  the  month  of  January,  the 
amount  of  money  available  for  improvements  and  additional 
school  accommodations  during  the  current  year. 

RULE  77.  All  resolutions  involving  an  expenditure  above 
five  hundred  dollars,  and  which  are  not  covered  by  previous 
estimates,  shall  be  referred  to  this  committee. 

RULE  78.  They  shall,  in  connection  with  the  President, 
under  the  direction  of  the  Board,  make  such  loans  as  may 
be  necessary  to  meet  the  current  expenses  or  maturing  ob- 
ligations of  the  Board,  and  shall  from  time  to  time  report 
on  its  financial  condition.  All  bonds  of  officers  shall  be 
referred  to  this  committee  for  report. 

RULE  79.  They  shall,  at  the  close  of  each  fiscal  year,  ex- 
amine the  books  of  the  Board,  and  recommend  such  change 
of  system  in  the  keeping  of  the  accounts  and  records  as 
they  may  deem  advisable. 

COMMITTEE  ON  SALARIES. 

RULE  80.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Committee  on 
Salaries  to  consider  and  report,  as  hereafter  provided, 
upon  all  matters  relating  to  salaries  of  employes  of  the 
Board. 

1.  In  the  annual  adjustment  of  salaries,  the  Committee  on 
Salaries  shall  act  in  conjunction  with  the  Teachers  Commit- 
tee in  regard  to  the  salaries  of  teachers ;  as  to  the  salaries 
of  engineers  and  janitors,  in  conjunction  with  the  Building 
Committee  ;  as  to  the  salaries  of  officers  and  their  clerks,  in 
conjunction  with  the  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means.  The 
schedules  of  salaries  to  be  paid  during  the  following  fiscal 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  31 

year  shall  be  reported  to  the  Board,  in  the  month  of  June  of 
each  year,  by  the  Joint  Committee  on  Salaries  and  Teachers, 
the  Joint  Committee  on  Salaries  and  Building,  and  the 
Joint  Committee  on  Salaries  and  Ways  and  Means. 

2.  After  the  adoption  of  the  schedule  of  salaries,  no 
changes  shall  be  made  in  the  salaries  of  officers  and  clerks 
during  the  succeeding  fiscal  year.  Upon  all  changes  pro- 
posed during  the  fiscal  year  in  the  salaries  of  individual  teach- 
ers, or  engineers  and  janitors,  after  the  adoption  of  the  salary 
schedule,  the  Committee  on  Salary  shall  act  in  conjunction 
with  the  Teachers  and  BuildingCommittees  respectively  ;  but 
no  such  change  shall  be  made  without  the  concurrence  of 
two-thirds  of  all  the  members  of  the  Board. 

LIBRARY  COMMITTEE 

RULE  81.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Library  Committee 
to  represent  the  Board  in  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  St. 
Louis  Public  Library,  and  to  report  their  transactions  and 
recommendations.  They  shall  also  report  such  nominations 
as  such  Board  of  Managers  may  make  for  offices  of  emol- 
ument under  them,  and  the  proposed  salaries  of  such  offi- 
cers, for  approval  and  confirmation  by  this  Board ;  and,  if 
the  Board  shall  not  confirm  such  nominations,  the  Library 
Board  shall  have  the  privilege  of  making  new  nominations 
at  the  next  regular  meeting  of  the  Board;  but,  if  it  should 
fail  so  to  do,  or  if  such  nominations  should  not  be  approved 
by  the  Board,  then  the  election  of  such  officers  and  the  de- 
termination of  their  salaries,  shall  be  made  directly  by  the 
School  Board.  The  Library  Committee  shall  take  into  con- 
sideration all  matters  pertaining  to  the  library,  and  devise 
means  for  increasing  the  usefulness  of  the  same  in  the 
schools,  and  in  the  community  at  large,  and  report  the  same 
to  the  Board  quarterly. 

COMMITTEE  ON  RULES. 

RULE  82.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Committee  on  Rules 
to  consider  and  report  on  all  matters  pertaining  to  the 


32  RULES    AND    REGULATIONS 

change  or  alteration  of  the  rules  for  the  government  of  the 
Board,  or  of  the  schools  under  their  charge;  and  all  propo- 
sitions made  with  a  view  to  the  amendment  of  the  rules,  or 
to  the  introduction  of  new  regulations,  shall  be  referred  to 
this  committee  for  report. 

RULE  83.  They  shall,  from  time  to  time,  whenever  the 
rules  are  to  be  published  in  the  annual  report,  prepare  such 
revisions  and  modifications  of  rules  and  regulations  as  they 
find  necessary,  for  the  proper  codification  of  the  same,  and 
submit  them  to  the  Board  for  action. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

RULE  84.  1.  The  Principal  of  the  Normal  School,  the 
Principal  and  Assistant  Principals  of  the  High  Schools,  shall, 
in  conjunction  with  the  Superintendent  and  Assistant  Super- 
intendents, constitute  a  Committee  of  Examiners,  and  shall 
select  from  their  number  a  chairman  and  secretary.  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  this  committee  to  examine  applicants 
for  situations  as  teachers  in  the  Normal,  High  and  District 
Schools,  and  to  keep  a  record  of  all  such  examinations,  and 
to  report  the  result  of  the  same  to  the  Teachers  Committee, 
in  accordance  with  such  regulations  as  said  committee  may 
prescribe. 

2.  There  shall  be  two  grades  of  examinations  of  appli- 
cants for  the  position  of  teacher  in  the  schools,  viz. :   one 
for  the  position  of  principal  of  a  District  School,  or  assist- 
ant in  the  Normal  and  High  Schools,  and  one  for  the  posi- 
tion of  assistant  in  the  District  Schools. 

3.  The  examination  of  applicants  for  the  position  of  prin- 
cipal of  a  District  School,  or  assistant  in  the  Normal  and 
High  Schools,  shall  be  held  regularly  each  year,  beginning 
on  the  second    Monday    of    January  and  July,  and  shall 
continue  from  day  to  day  until  completed.     The  Committee 
of  Examiners    may,    for  sufficient    reasons,    hold    special 
examinations  of  applicants  for  the  position  of  principal  of 
a    District    School  or    assistant  in    the  Normal  and  High 
Schools. 


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4.  The  Examining  Committee  for  Kindergarten  directors 
and  paid  assistants,  shall  consist  of  the  Kindergarten  Super- 
visors and  Kindergarten  Normal  Instructors. 

5.  The  examination  of   applicants   for    the  position    of 
assistant  in  the  District  Schools,  and  of  director  and  paid 
assistant  in  the  Kindergartens,  shall  be  held  at  such  time  as 
may  be  decided  upon  by  the  Board. 

RULE  85.  All  officers  of  the  Board,  at  the  expiration  of 
their  term  of  service,  or  on  being  removed,  shall  respectively 
deliver  over  to  their  successors  in  office  all  books,  papers, 
and  money  that  may  be  in  their  hands  belonging  to  this 
corporation. 

RULE  86.  The  non-attendance  of  any  member,  for  two 
consecutive  regular  sessions,  of  which  the  usual  notice  has 
been  served  upon  him,  may  be  construed  by  the  Board  as 
a  resignation  of  his  seat,  unless  he  is  prevented  from 
attending  by  sickness  or  absence  from  the  city,  or  for  a 
reason  satisfactory  to  the  Board,  and  a  new  election  shall 
be  ordered,  as  in  cases  of  resignation. 

RULE  87.  No  member  of  the  Board  of  President  and 
Directors  of  the  St.  Louis  Public  Schools,  or  any  officer  or 
employe  of  the  Board,  shall  be  directly  or  indirectly  inter- 
ested in  contracts  for  building  or  repairing  school-houses, 
or  in  furnishing  supplies  to  the  schools,  or  to  the  Board ; 
and  whenever,  in  the  judgment  of  the  President,  reliable 
information  shall  have  been  received  that  any  director  has 
become  so  interested,  he  shall  notify  the  Board  of  such 
fact,  and  convene  it,  as  soon  as  practicable,  to  hear  and 
determine,  the  same  ;  and  if,  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the 
Board,  he  be  found  so  interested,  his  seat  shall  be  declared 
vacant,  and  the  President  shall  issue  a  proclamation  for  an 
election  to  fill  the  vacancy. 

RULE  88.  Any  employe  of  the  Board  who  shall  be- 
come interested  in  any  contracts,  etc.,  as  mentioned  in 
Rule  87,  shall  be  immediately  dismissed  from  the  service  of 
the  Board. 

RULE  89.  Whenever  a  report  of  any  committee  of  this 


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Board  shall  recommend  the  appointment  or  dismissal  of 
any  teacher,  or  other  employe  of  the  Board,  or  the  pur- 
chase of  any  school  site,  or  the  erection  of  any  school 
building,  or  the  sale  or  lease  of  any  real  estate  of  the  Board, 
or  any  action  involving  an  appropriation  of  money,  or  levy 
of  tax,  such  recommendation  shall  not  be  acted  upon  at  the 
meeting  to  which  the  report  is  made,  but  shall  be  de- 
ferred to  the  next  succeeding  regular  or  adjourned  meeting 
of  the  Board  :  Provided,  that  this  rule  may  be  suspended, 
and  such  recommendation  acted  upon  at  the  same  meeting 
to  which  the  report  is  made,  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of  the 
members  present,  on  call  of  yeas  and  nays;  and,  provided, 
also,  that  this  rule  shall  not  be  construed  as  repealing  or 
changing  the  existing  provisions  for  auditing  bills,  now 
contained  in  Rule  50. 

RULE  90.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  of  this 
Board,  each  year,  immediately  after  the  selection  of  the 
depository  of  the  school  moneys  for  the  succeeding  year, 
to  notify  the  treasurer  of  the  State  of  Missouri,  and  the 
collector  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  to  make  all  payments  of 
money  apportioned,  belonging,  or  distributed  to  this  Board, 
and  which  it  is  their  duty  under  the  law  to  pay  to  this 
Board,  only  to  such  depository;  and  said  officers  shall, 
upon  making  such  deposits,  take  from  said  depository 
duplicate  receipts  therefor,  one  of  which  shall  be  retained 
by  the  officer  making  the  deposit,  and  the  other  forwarded 
by  him  immediately  to  the  Secretary  of  this  Board. 

RULE  91.  Teachers'  salaries  shall  be  paid  in  the  following 
manner:  At  the  time  of  each  semi-quarterly  payment,  the, 
the  President  and  Treasurer  shall  draw  a  check  upon  the 
selected  depository  of  the  Board,  in  favor  of  the  Secretary, 
for  the  total  amount  due  teachers,  as  shown  by  the  pay-roll, 
certified  by  the  Superintendent,  which  check  shall  have 
indorsed  upon  its  face  the  words,  "  Payable  only  for 
teachers'  salaries;  "  and  said  check  shall  be  held  by  said 
depository,  and  the  amount  thereof  paid  out  only  for 
teachers'  salaries,  upon  checks  given  to  the  several  teachers 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  35 

therefor  and  signed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Board.  Said 
checks  shall  have  upon  their  face  the  words,  "  For  salary 
due  on  on  teachers'  semi-quarterly  pay-roll."  Other  em- 
ployes of  the  Board  shall  be  paid  monthly  by  the  Secretary. 
RULE  92.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  of  the  Board 
and  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Ways  and  Means,  dur- 
ing the  first  ten  days  of  June,  in  each  year,  to  advertise  for 
five  days  in  the  official  paper  of  the  Board,  soliciting  bids  from 
banking  institutions,  for  the  current  deposits  of  the  Board, 
said  bids  to  specify  the  rate  of  interest  to  be  allowed  the 
Board  on  such  deposits,  and  the  nature  of  the  security 
offered  ;  the  advertisement  to  specify  that  approved  security 
to  the  amount  of  $500,000  will  be  required  from  the  suc- 
cessful bidder.  The  following  shall  be  the  form  of  the  con- 
tract to  l>e  entered  into  by  and  between  the  Board  and  such 
succesful  bidder:  — 

This  contract  made  and  entered  into  this day  of  A. 

D.  18 ,  by  and  between  the  Board  of  President  and  Directors  of  the 

St.  Louis  Public  Schools,  party  of  the  first  part,  and  , 

a  banking  institution  doing  business  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  State  of 
Missouri,  party  of  the  second  part,  witnesseth :  Said  party  of  the  first 
part  agrees  to  deposit  with  said  party  of  the  second  part,  for  one  year, 

commencing  18 ,  all  its  current  funds,  the  same  to  be 

drawn  out  as  needed  by  it,  upon  its  checks,  signed  by  its  President  and 
Treasurer,  except  checks  for  the  teachers'  salaries,  which  shall  be  drawn 
as  provided  in  Rule  91  of  the  rules  of  said  party  of  the  first  part;  and 
said  party  of  the  second  party  agrees  to  receive  said  deposits,  and  to 
pay  out  the  same  upon  checks  signed  as  aforesaid,  and  to  pay  to  said 
party  of  the  first  part  interest  on  the  daily  balances  remaining  on  deposit 

at  the  rate  of per  cent  per  annum,  to  be  settled  monthly,  and  added 

to  the  balance  on  hand  at  the  end  of  each  month;  and  said  party  of  the 
second  part  further  agrees  to  collect  all  checks  coming  into  the  hands  of 
the  said  party  of  the  first  part,  or  its  Secretary  or  Treasurer,  without 
cost  to  the  said  party  of  the  first  part,  and  to  furnish  said  party  of  the 
first  part  such  New  York  exchange  as  may  be  necessary,  at  par. 

It  is  further  agreed,  that  to  secure  the  performance  of  this  contract 
on  its  part,  and  to  secure  the  repayment  to  said  party  of  the  first  part,  or 
to  its  order,  of  all  sums  deposited  by  said  party  of  the  first  part  with 
said  party  of  the  second  part,  said  party  of  the  second  part  will  deposit 

with [some  designated  agent],  at  the  risk  and 

expense  of  said  party  of  the  second  part,  bonds  or  securities  equal  in 


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value  to  the  amount  from  time  to  time  on  deposit  with  said  party  of  the 
second  part. 

Said  bonds,  so  deposited  as  security,  shall  consist  of  some  one  or  more 
of  the  following  designated  classes  of  securities,  to  wit:  Bonds  of  the 
United  States,  bonds  of  the  State  of  Missouri,  bonds  of  the  city  of  St. 
Louis,  bonds  of  the  said  The  Board  of  President  and  Directors  of  the  St. 
Louis  Public  Schools. 

Whenever  the  balance  of  the  funds  of  the  party  of  the  first  part,  on 
deposit  with  said  party  of  the  second  part,  shall  exceed  the  market  value 
of  the  bonds  deposited  with  [the  designated  agent]  by  the  amount  of 
twenty-five  thousand  dollars,  said  party  of  the  second  part  shall  deposit 
with  [the  designated  agent]  additional  bonds,  of  one  or  more  of  the 
classes  above  designated,  to  such  an  amount  as  will  make  the  market 
value  of  such  bonds  equal  to  such  balance.  And  as  long  as  said  addi- 
tional deposit  of  securities  is  not  made,  such  party  of  the  first  part  may 
refuse  to  make  any  further  deposits  with  .said  party  of  the  second  part. 
And  whenever  the  market  value  of  the  bonds  held  as  aforesaid  by  [the 
-  designated  agent]  shall  exceed  such  balance  by  the  amount  of  twenty- 
five  thousand  dollars,  said  party  of  the  second  part  shall  be  allowed  to 
withdraw  from  [the  designated  agent]  bonds  to  a  sufficient  amount  to 
reduce  their  total  market  value  to  the  amount  of  such  balance;  and  such 
withdrawal  of  bonds  shall  be  made  upon  a  written  order,  signed  by  the 
President  and  Treasurer  of  the  party  of  the  first  part,  which  shall  be  sent 
to  said  [the  designated  agent]  by  mail  or  telegraph,  at  the  option  of 
said  party  of  the  second  part. 

The  said  [the  agent  designated]  shall  hold  the  bonds  which  may  at  any 
time  be  deposited  with  it,  under  the  foregoing  provisions  and  stipula- 
tions, as  the  agent  of,  and  in  trust  for,  both  parties  to  this  contract.  In 
case  said  party  of  the  second  part  shall,  at  any  time,  make  default  in 
payment  of  any  check  or  checks  of  the  party  of  the  first  part,  drawn  and 
signed  as  aforesaid,  against  a  balance  actually  on  deposit  with  said  party 
of  the  second  part,  and  not  exceeding  in  the  aggregate  the  amount  of  said 
balance,  said  [the  agent  designated]  shall,  upon  being  thereto  requested, 
in  writing,  by  the  President  and  Treasurer  cf  said  party  of  the  first  part, 
immediately  dispose  of  so  many  of  the  bonds  of  said  party  of  the  second 
part,  held  by  it  for  the  purposes  aforesaid,  as  may  be  sufficient  to  realize 
a  sum  equal  to  that  named  in  such  check  or  checks,  and  shall,  out  of  the 
proceeds  pay  to  said  party  of  the  first  part  the  amount  of  such  check  or 
checks,  and  shall  take  and  hold  said  check  as  a  voucher  therefor. 

At  the  end  of  one  year  from  the day  of 18 ,  said  party 

of  the  second  part  shall  pay  over  to  said  party  of  the  first  part,  upon  its 
check,  signed  as  aforesaid,  any  balance  remaining  on  deposit  with  it,  and 
belonging  to  said  party  of  the  first  part;  and,  upon  said  payment  being 
made,  the  President  and  Treasurer  of  said  party  of  the  first  part  shall 
deliver  to  said  party  of  the  second  part  a  receipt  and  quittance  in  full, 
and  an  order  upon  said  [the  designated  agent]  for  the  release  of  the 
securities  aforesaid;  and  upon  the  delivery  of  said  order,  said  [the  desig- 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS. 

nated  agent]  shall  deliver  over  to  the  said  party  of  the  second  part, 
and  all  bonds  then  remaining  in  its  possession  and  belonging  to  said  party 
of  the  second  part,  and  the  proceeds  of  any  bonds  sold  by  it  under  the 
foregoing  provisions,  and  not  used  for  the  payment  of  the  check  of  said 
party  of  the  first  part. 

In  witness  whereof,  said  parties  have  caused  these  presents  to  be 
signed  in  duplicate  by  their  respective  Presidents,  and  duly  counter- 
signed by  the  requisite  officers,  and  have  caused  their  respective  corpor- 
ate seals  to  be  affixed,  the  day  and  year  first  aforesaid. 

Said  [the  designated  agent]  agrees  to  receive  and  hold  the  bonds  re- 
ferred to  in  the  foregoing  contract,  for  the  purposes,  and  under  the  pro- 
visions and  stipulations  therein  mentioned  and  contained,  and  to  render 
to  each  of  said  parties  a  statement,  in  writing,  of  the  bonds  so  held  by 
it,  when,  and  as  often  as  any  change  of  the  same  is  made,  under  the  pro- 
visions of  said  contract. 

RULE  93.  Every  proposition  for  new  school  accommoda- 
tions, either  by  the  purchase  of  a  school  site,  or  the  erec- 
tion of  school  buildings,  shall  be  referred  to  the  Committee 
of  Teachers  and  Ways  and  Means  who  shall  jointly  consider 
and  report  upon  the  necessity  for  such  new  accommoda- 
tions, and  in  their  report  shall  make  appropriations  for  any 
purchase  or  building  recommended  ;  and  every  such  report 
recommending  such  purchase  or  buildings  shall  contain  the 
indorsement  ot  the  superintendent  that  the  same  is  re- 
quired for  school  accommodations,  and  such  report  shall 
also  state  the  present  and  prospective  condition  of  the  funds 
provided  by  the  Board,  and  available  for  building  purposes. 
If  such  report,  adopted  by  the  Board,  recommend  the  pur- 
chase of  a  school  site  for  any  locality,  the  matter  shall 
thereupon  be  referred  to  the  Lands  and  Leasing  Committee 
to  select  a  suitable  site.  If  such  report  recommend  the 
erection  of  a  new  building  on  any  site  owned  by  the  Board, 
the  Building  Committee  shall  thereupon  proceed  to  prepare 
plans  and  specifications,  which  shall  be  submitted  to  the 
joint  Committee  of  Building  and  Teachers,  and  upon  ap- 
proval, the  Building  Committee  shall  advertise  for  esti- 
mates therefor  ;  provided,  that  in  all  cases  where  the  Build- 
ing Committee  reports  for  approval  the  awarding  of  any 
such  contract,  such  report  shall  contain  a  clear  and  concise 


38  RULES    AND    REGULATIONS 

statement  of   the   general  features  of    the    plan    of  such 
building. 

SESSIONS  OF  THE  BOARD  AND  RULES  OF  ORDER. 

RULE  100.  The  stated  sessions  of  the  Board  shall  be 
held  at  the  office  of  the  corporation,  on  the  second  Tuesday 
in  each  and  every  month,  at  the  hour  of  7:30  p.  M.,  in 
November,  December,  January,  February,  and  March  ; 
and  at  the  hour  of  8  P.  M.,  in  all  other  months. 

RULE  101.  The  President,  or  any  three  of  members  of 
the  Board,  may  call  special  sessions  by  giving  three  days' 
notice  in  writing,  to  the  other  members  ot  the  Board,  and 
stating  the  object  of  said  call ;  but  no  business  other  than 
the  special  business  for  which  it  has  been  called,  shall  be 
transacted  at  such  session. 

RULE  102.  At  all  sessions  of  the  Board,  a  majority  of 
the  whole  number  elected  shall  constitute  a  quorum  to 
do  business,  but  any  smaller  number  may  adjourn  from 
day  to  day,  and  compel  the  attendance  of  absent  mem- 
bers. 

RULE  103.  The  President,  upon  taking  the  chair,  shall 
call  the  members  to  order,  on  the  appearance  of  a  quorum. 
The  order  of  business  of  every  session,  except  when  other- 
wise directed,  shall  be  a  follows:  — 

1.  Reading  of  record  of  last  session. 

2.  Reading  of  letters  and  communications. 

3.  Reading  of  motions  or  resolutions,  for  reference  with- 
out debate. 

4.  Reports  from  Secretary,  Treasurer,  Attorney,  Super- 
indent,  Architect  and  Bailiff. 

5.  Reports  from  Standing  Committees. 

6.  Reports -from  Special  Committee. 

7.  Unfinished  business  of  committees,   laid   over  under 
the  rules  of  the  Board,  shall  be  acted  on  immediately  pre- 
ceding the  reading  of  the  respective  reports,  at  the  meeting 
to  which  such  unfinished  business  was  deferred. 

8.  New  business. 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  39 

RULE  104.  All  special  committees  shall  be  called  upon 
for  report  by  the  President  when  their  report  is  due, 
and  any  special  Committee  failing  to  report  at  such  time, 
or  in  the  next  two  sessions  following  thereafter,  shall  be 
considered  discharged,  unless  extension  of  time  is 
granted . 

RULE  105.  No  person,  other  than  a  member  or  officer 
of  the  Board,  shall,  unless  by  permission,  be  allowed  to 
make  any  communication  to  the  Board,  except  in  writing, 
and  such  permission  must  be  unanimous. 

RULE  106.  No  motion  shall  be  subject  to  debate  until  it 
has  been  seconded,  and  stated  by  the  chair.  It  shall  be  re- 
duced to  writing,  at  the  request  of  any  member  of  the 
Board.  When  a  motion  has  been  made  and  seconded,  the 
same  may  be  withdrawn  by  the  mover  at  any  time  before 
a  vote  has  been  taken  on  the  same. 

RULE  107.  When  a  question  is  before  the  Board,  no  mo- 
tion shall  be  received  :  except  to  adjourn,  to  lay  on  the  table, 
to  close  the  debate,  to  refer,  to  postpone  indefinitely,  to 
postpone  to  a  certain  time,  or  to  amend;  and  the  motions 
shall  take  precedence  in  the  order  above  named  ;  the  first, 
second,  and  third  shall  be  decided  without  debate,  and  the 
third  by  a  two-thirds  vote.  Whenever  the  motion  to  close 
the  debate  prevails,  the  mover  of  the  proposition,  or,  in 
case  of  a  report,  the  chairman  of  the  committee  from  which 
the  report  comes,  shall  have  the  privilege  to  address  the 
Board;  and,  after  his  remarks,  no  more  debate  shall  be  in 
order.  Any  member  may  call  for  a  division  of  the  ques- 
tion when  the  same  admits  of  it.  The  laying  of  a  motion 
on  the  table  shall  be  construed  as  only  affecting  such  mo- 
tion, and  not  any  other  to  which  it  may  be  subsidiary. 

RULE  108.  When  the  Board  has  decided  to  close  the  de- 
bate, the  vote  shall  be  taken  first  on  the  amendments  that 
maybe  pending,  and  next  also  on  the  main  question. 

RULE  109.  The  President  shall  decide  all  questions  of 
order,  subject  to  an  appeal  to  the  Board  by  any  member. 


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.Incase  of  appeal,  the  question  shall  be :  Shall  the  decis- 
ion of  the  chair  be  sustained?  and,  until  it  is  decided,  all 
debate  upon  the  pending  question  shall  be  suspended.  But 
decisions  of  the  chair  may  be  debated  when  they  refer  to 
the  interpretation  of  rules  or  parliamentary  law. 

RULE  110.  The  reconsideration  of  a  vote  may  be  moved 
at  the  same  session  at  which  the  vote  was  taken,  by  any 
member  who  voted  with  the  majority;  but  such  motion 
shall  be  decided  at  that  or  the  next  regular  session,  and  a 
matter  thus  finally  decided  shall  not  be  revived  within  a 
period  of  three  months,  unless  by  a  consent  of  a  two-thirds 
majority  of  the  Board. 

RULE  111.  Every  member  present  shall  vote  on  all  ques- 
tions, unless  excused  by  the  Board. 

RULE  112.  The  yeas  and  nays  shall  be  called,  and  entered 
on  the  record,  on  all  questions  requiring  for  decision  a  vote 
greater  than  a  majority  of  the  members  present,  and  on  all 
other  questions,  whenever  demanded  by  two  members  of 
the  Board ;  and  every  member  shall  have  the  privilege  of 
having  his  vote  and  reasons  therefor  recorded  on  any  and 
every  question,  if  he  so  desires. 

RULE  113.  No  member  shall  be  allowed  to  give  his  vote 
on  any  question  after  the  result  has  been  announced  by  the 
Chair,  unless  by  unanimous  consent ;  but  any  member  may, 
after  the  announcement  of  the  result  of  a  vote  by  the  chair, 
and  before  the  statement  of  a  new  question,  call  for  a 
division. 

RULE  114.  When  a  member  is  about  to  speak  on  any 
question,  he  shall  arise  and  address  himself  to  the  President, 
confine  himself  strictly  to  the  point  in  debate,  and  avoid 
personalities. 

RULK  115.  No  member  shall  speak  more  than  five  min- 
utes at  any  one  time  on  any  motion  under  discussion,  nor 
more  than  once  until  all  other  members  choosing  to  speak 
shall  have  spoken,  nor  more  than  twice  to  the  same  ques- 
tion, without  consent  of  the  Board,  nor  more  than  three 
minutes  in  explaining  his  vote. 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  41 

RULE  116.  No  member  shall  be  interrupted  whilst 
speaking,  unless  by  a  call  to  order.  If  a  member  be  called 
to  order,  he  shall  immediately  take  his  seat  until  the  point 
is  decided  by  the  chair. 

RULE  117.  No  member  shall  leave  the  Board  before  the 
close  of  the  session,  without  permission  of  the  President. 

RULE  118.  All  resolutions  and  orders  of  the  Board  con- 
trary to,  or  inconsistent  with,  any  of  the  foregoing  rules  are 
hereby  repealed. 

RULE  119.  None  of  the  foregoing  rules  shall  be  repealed 
or  altered  unless  two-thirds  of  all  the  directors  vote  for  the 
repeal  or  alteration,  nor  unless  upon  motion  made  in 
writing,  for  that  purpose,  at  the  previous  meeting  of  the 
Board  ;  but  a  rule  of  order  may  be  suspended  for  the  time 
being,  by  a  three-fourths  vote  of  all  the  members  present. 


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RULE  130  —  COURSE  OF  STUDY. 

SECTION  I.  In  the  schools  under  the  control  of  the  Board, 
all  lessons  shall  be  taught  with  a  careful  reference  to  the 
capacity  of  the  child,  and  in  the  order  of  their  immediate 
usefulness.  Each  lesson  shall  be  taught  in  such  a  manner 
as  to  develop  in  a  child  the  capacity  of  reasoning,  to  wit: 
in  the  several  steps  of  attention,  perception,  comprehen- 
sion, definition,  deduction,  and  application.  The  teacher 
shall  encourage  questions,  and  take  all  pains  to  avoid  words 
and  sentences  not  understood  by  the  child ;  all  objects  of 
instruction  shall  be  illustrated,  as  far  as  possible,  by  natural 
things;  next,  by  models,  pictures,  or  diagrams;  and,  in 
case  of  topics  not  relating  directly  to  nature,  the  theme 
should  be  made  clear  by  application  to  practical  examples, 
real  events,  and  the  institutions  of  society  ;  and  all  teachers 
shall  require  from  their  pupils  frequent  reproductions  of 
past  lessons,  such  reproductions  to  be  oral  or  in  writing, 
and,  whenever  practicable,  by  draught  and  tabular  views 
indicating  the  analysis  of  the  subject. 

SEC.  II.  There  shall  be  four  courses  of  study :  — 

1.  The  Normal  School  course. 

2.  The  High  School  course. 

3.  The  District  School  course. 

4.  The  O'Fallon  Polytechnic  Institute  course. 

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ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  43 

SEC.  III.  The  course  of  study  in  the  Normal  School  shall 
consist  of  a  General  Course  limited  to  two  and  one-half 
years,  and  a  Special  Course  for  graduates  of  the  Central 
High  School  limited  to  a  year  and  a  half. 

The  General  Course  shall  embrace  the  following  studies  : 

Arithmetic,  Geography,  Grammar,  Reading  and  Elocu- 
tion, Composition,  Course  of  Reading,  English  Literature, 
Latin  or  German,  Hygiene,  Natural  Science,  especially  in 
connection  with  the  Course  of  Study  in  the  District  Schools, 
Vocal  Music,  Drawing  and  Penmanship,  Mental  Philosophy, 
Theory  and  Art  of  Teaching,  and  History  of  Education. 

The  Special  Course  shall  include  the  following  studies:  — 

Arithmetic,  Geography,  Grammar,  Reading  Composi- 
tion, Hygiene,  Natural  Science,  especially  in  connection 
with  the  Course  of  Study  in  the  District  Schools,  Vocal 
Music,  Drawing,  Penmanship,  Mental  Philosophy,  Theory 
and  Art  of  Teaching,  and  History  of  Education. 

SEC.  IV.  The  High  School  course  of  study  shall  cover  a 
period  of  four  years,  and  shall  constitute  a  general  and  a 
classical  course,  as  at  present  arranged,  subject  to  such 
modifications  as  the  Board  shall  direct. 

It  shall  embrace  the  following  studies:  Arithmetic,  Alge- 
bra, Latin,  Drawing,  Geometry,  Greek,  Physiology,  Uni- 
versal History,  English  Literature,  English  and  American 
History,  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  Vocal  Music, 
Rhetoricals,  Natural  Philosophy,  Chemistry,  Book-keeping, 
Short-hand,  Trigonometry,  Surveying,  Geology,  Zoology, 
Shakespeare,  History  of  Art,  French,  German,  and  Mental 
and  Moral  Philosophy,  arranged  so  as  to  form  a  general 
and  a  classical  course,  as  hereinafter  provided.  [See  Rule 
141,  Sec.  2.] 

SEC.  V.  The  District  School  course  of  study  shall  be 
divided  into  eight  grades,  each  grade  included  an  average 
year's  work,  as  nearly  as  may  be,  and  the  whole  to  consti- 
tute a  thorough  course  in  the  following  branches:  Reading, 
Spelling,  Writing,  Drawing,  Vocal  Music,  Descriptive  and 
Physical  Geography,  Mental  and  Written  Arithmetic,  English 


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Grammar,  History  and  Constitution  of  the  United  States, 
Language  Lessons,  Composition,  and  outlines  of  Physics 
and  Natural  History.  German  shall  be  elective  in  such  Dis- 
trict Schools  as  are  designated  by  the  Board  from  time  to 
time.  But  no  pupil  shall  be  allowed  to  commence  the  study 
of  German  above  the  lowest  grade,  unless  he  is  able  to 
pass  a  satisfactory  examination  in  the  work  of  previous 
grades,  and  no  pupil  shall  be  allowed  to  discontinue  the 
study  of  German  after  having  selected  the  same,  except 
with  the  consent  of  the  Superintendent. 

SEC.  VI.  The  O'Fallon  Polytechnic  Institute  shall  in- 
clude :  first,  an  elementary  course  in  the  ordinary  branches — 
Reading,  Writing,  Orthography,  Arithmetic  and  Business 
Forms  —  conducted  in  such  schools  as  the  Board  shall  es- 
tablish from  year  to  year,  for  the  benefit  of  such  of  the  in- 
dustrial population  of  the  city  as  have  no  facilities  for 
availing  themselves  of  the  day-schools  ;  secondly,  a  higher 
course,  including  the  following  studies:  Drawing,  Higher 
Arithmetic,  Algebra,  Geometry,  Natural  Philosophy,  En- 
glish Language,  and  Book-keeping,  and  such  other  branches 
of  technological  instruction  as  may  be  required  by  a  suffi- 
cient number  of  pupils  to  form  a  class. 

RULE  131  — CLASSES  OF  SCHOOLS. 

SEC.  I.  The  Normal  School  course  shall  be  conducted  in 
connection  with  a  "  School  of  Practice,"  established  for  the 
training  of  teachers  for  the  St.  Louis  Public  Schools. 

SEC.  II.  The  High  School  course  shall  include  the  last 
four  grades  of  the  Public  School  course,  and  shall  be  con- 
ducted in  the  Central  High  School,  and  in  its  branch  estab- 
lished at  the  Polytechnic  Building,  for  the  instruction  of  the 
pupils  in  the  first  year  of  the  High  School  course.  This 
Branch  High  School  shall  be  under  the  control  and  manage- 
ment of  the  principal  of  the  Central  High  School,  and  the 
person  having  immediate  charge  of  the  branch  shall  be 
known  as  assistant-principal  of  the  High  School. 


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SEC.  III.  The  District  Schools  shall  be  divided  into  seven 
classes  as  follows  :  — 

1.  First-class  schools  to  include  all  schools   entitled  to 
eighteen  or  more  regular  assistants,  by  the  quotas  of  pupils 
defined  in  Rule  132. 

2.  Second-class  schools  to  include  all  schools  entitled  to 
thirteen,  and  not  more  than  seventeen  asistants. 

3.  Third-class  schools  to  include  all   schools  entitled  to 
ten,  and  not  more  than  twelve  assistants. 

4.  Fourth-class  schools  to  include  all  schools  entitled  to 
eight  or  nine  assistants. 

5.  Fifth-class  schools  to  include  all  schools  entitled  to  five, 
six,  or  seven  assistants. 

6.  Sixth-class  schools  to  include  all  schools  entitled  to 
four  or  five  teachers. 

7.  Seventh-class  schools  to  include  all  schools  entitled  to 
less  than  four  teachers. 

Whenever  supervisory  control  over  other  schools  of  lower 
grade  is  assigned  to  the  principal  of  a  second-class  or  a 
third-class  school,  the  class  of  such  school  shall  then  be  de- 
termined by  the  number  of  assistants  to  which  it  is  entitled, 
including  the  assistants,  other  than  principals  not  in  charge 
of  rooms  in  the  schools  supervised. 

In  all  cases  in  the  classification  or  schools,  one  assistant 
shall  be  counted  for  each  room  used  for  kindergarten 

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instruction. 

SEC.  IV.  Schools  in  sparsely  settled  districts,  where  it  is 
necessary  to  assign  pupils  of  more  than  two  grades  to  one 
room,  shall  be  classed  as  follows  : 

1.  Third-class  schools  to   include  all  schools   entitled  to 
four  or  more  assistants. 

2.  Fourth-class  schools  to  include  all  schools  entitled  to 
three  or  four  teachers. 

3.  Fifth-class  schools  to  include  all  schools   entitled  to 
two  teachers. 

4.  Sixth-class  schools  to  included  all  schools  having  but 
one  teacher. 


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SEC.  V.  The  classification  of  schools  shall  be  fixed  from 
to  time  by  the  Board,  in  accordance  with  the  above  pro- 
visions, upon  recommendation  of  the  Joint  Committee  on 
Salaries  and  Teachers. 

SEC.  VI.  In  District  Schools  (except  in  sparsely  settled 
districts)  twenty  pupils  shall  constitute  the  minimum  for 
the  first  or  highest  class  in  school,  and  likewise  for  the 
second  class  and  the  third,  respectively,  below  the  first 
class:  and  in  case  there  should  be  in  any  school  an  interval 
greater  than  twenty  weeks  between  the  first  or  highest  class, 
and  the  second  class,  or  between  the  second  and  the  third 
class,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  superindendent  to  examine 
and  transfer  all  properly  qualified  pupils  above  said  interval 
to  the  most  conveniently  located  schools  having  the  proper 
quotas  of  pupils  of  the  same  grade,  so  as  to  leave  said 
school  with  classes  of  proper  quota,  and  with  intervals  of 
of  not  more  than  twenty  weeks  between  them. 

RULE  132.  —  CORPS  OF  TEACHERS  TO  EACH  SCHOOL. 

SEC.  I.  In  the  assignment  of  teachers,  there  shall  be  an 
average  of  at  least  one  assistant  for  each  twenty  pupils  in 
the  Normal  School,  one  assistant  to  each  thirty  pupils  in 
the  High  School,  one  assistant  to  each  fifty  pupils  in  the 
fifth,  sixth,  seventh  and  eighth  years,  and  one  to  each  sixty 
pupils  in  the  first,  second,  third  and  fourth  years  in  the 
District  School  course. 

In  the  schools  classified  in  accordance  with  the  provisions 
of  Section  IV.,  Rule  131,  an  assistant  shall  be  allowed  for 
each  forty  pupils  additional,  after  the  number  has  reached 
forty. 

In  each  case  enumerated  there  may  be  allowed  an  addi- 
tional assistant  in  case  of  an  additional  number  of  pupils 
greater  than  one-halt' the  quota  defined  in  this  rule. 

SEC.  II.  In  a  kindergarten,  sixty  pupils  shall  entitle  the 
director  to  one  paid  assistant,  and  an  additional  paid  assist- 
ant for  each  thirty  pupils  over  sixty. 


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SEC.  III.  In  the  graded  District  Schools  (not  including 
the  schools  located  in  sparsely  settled  districts,  which  are 
from  that  fact  unable  to  secure  proper  classification),  no 
class  shall  be  formed  tor  an  optional  study  unless  said  class 
shall  have  at  least  fifteen  pupils. 

SEC.  IV.  In  colored  schools,  having  eight  rooms  or  more, 
fifty  pupils  shall  constitute  the  proper  quota  for  a  teacher. 
All  other  colored  schools  shall  be  governed  by  the  rules 
applying  to  schools  situated  in  sparsely  settled  districts, 
according  to  Sec.  I.  of  this  Rule. 

SEC.  V.  The  organization  of  each  first-class  school  shall 
be  as  follows:  — 

One  Principal, 

One  Head  Assistant,        ^ 

One  First  Assistant,         V      Grammar  Department 

One  Second  Assistant,    j 

One  Second  Assistant,   ) 

[      Primary  Department. 
Two  First  Assistants,     j 

And  Third  Assistants  for  the  remainder  of  the  corps. 

When  a  first-class  school  occupies  two  twelve-room  build- 
ings, or  two  or  more  buildings  not  located  on  the  same 
block,  an  additional  Head  Assistant  and  First  Assistant  may 
be  assigned  to  the  school. 

SEC.  VI.  The  organization  of  each  second-class    school 
shall  be  as  follows:  — 
One  Principal, 

One  First  Assistant, 

0  .  ,  >      Grammar  Department. 

One  Second  Assistant,     J 

One  Second  Assistant,     ) 

,,       „.  >      Primary  Department. 

One  First  Assistant.         j 

And  Third  Assistants  for  the  remainder  of  the  corps. 
An    additional    Second    Assistant    (Primary)    may    be 
allowed  whenever  the  school  contains  over  fourteen  rooms. 
SEC.  VII.  The  organization  of    each  third-class   school 
shall  be  :  — 

One  Principal, 

One  First  Assistant,  Grammar  Department. 


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One  Second  Assistant,      )  ^  . 

V  Primary  Department. 
One  First  Assistant,          ) 

And  Third  Assistants  for  the  remainder  of  the  corps. 
An  additional  Second  Assistant  (Grammar  Department) 
may    be    allowed    whenever   the    school   contains   twelve 
rooms. 

SEC.  VIII.  Fourth-class  schools  shall  have:  — 

One  Principal, 

One  First  Assistant, 

One  Second  Assistant  (Primary), 

And  Third  Assistants  for  the  remainder  of  the  corps. 
SEC.  IX.  Fifth-class  schools  shall  have:  — 

One  Principal, 

One  Second  Assistant  (Primary), 

And  Third  Assistants  for  the  remainder  of  the  corps. 
SEC.  X.   Sixth-class  schools  shall  have  :  — 

One  Principal, 

One  Second  Assistant  (Primary), 

And  Third  Assistants  for  the  remainder  of  the  corps. 
SEC.  XI.   Seventh-class  schools  shall  have:  — 

One  Principal, 

And  Third  Assistants  for  the  remainder  of  the  corps. 
SEC.  XII.  The  organization  of  schools  classified  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  provisions   of   Section  IV.,   Rule   131, 
shall  be  as  follows :  — 

1.  Third-class  schools  shall  have:  — 
One  Principal, 

One  Second  Assistant, 

One  First  Assistant  (Primary), 

And  Third  Assistants  for  the  remainder  of  the  corps. 
An    additional   First  Assistant  (Grammar  Department) 
may  be  assigned  when  the   school   contains   six  or  more 
rooms. 

2.  Fourth-class  schools  shall  have:  — 
One  Principal, 

One  Second  Assistant  (Primary), 

And  Third  Assistants  for  the  remainder  of  the  corps. 


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3.  Fifth-class  schools  shall  have:  — 
One  Principal! 

One  Third  Assistant. 

4.  Sixth-class  schools  shall  have:  — 
One  Principal. 

SEC.  XIII.  Whenever  the  class  of  a  second-class  school 
or  a  third-class  school  is  raised  by  assigning  supervisory 
control  over  other  schools  to  the  Principal  of  the  same, 
the  organization  of  such  school  shall  not  be  affected  by  the 
change  in  class  except  in  the  following  cases :  — 

1.  Whenever  the  school  is  raised  to  a  first-class  school,  a 
Head  Assistant  may  be  assigned. 

2.  When  a  school  classified  as  third-class,  under  the  pro- 
visions of  Section  4,  Eule  131,  and  containing  six  or  more 
rooms,  is  raised  to  a  second-class  school,  a  Head  Assistant 
shall  be  assigned  in  place  of  the  First  Assistant,  Grammar 
Department. 

SEC.  XIV.  When  there  are  four  special  German  teachers 
in  the  corps  of  one  school,  there  shall  be  one  Head  Assist- 
ant, one  Second  Assistant,  and  two  Third  Assistants. 
When  there  are  three  special  German  Teachers,  there 
shall  be  one  Head  Assistant  and  two  third  Assistants. 
When  there  are  two  special  German  Teachers,  there  shall 
be  one  First  Assistant  and  one  Third  Assistant ;  and  when 
there  is  but  one  special  German  Teacher,  the  same  shall  be 
a  First  Assistant ;  provided,  that  in  schools  where  there  are 
German-English  Teachers,  two  such  teachers  shall  be 
reckoned  equivalent  to  one  German  Teacher  in  determining 
the  organization  of  the  corps. 

RULE  133.  — TEACHERS 

SEC.  I.  The  teachers  reappointed  at  the  close  of  a  scho- 
lastic year,  sh^ll  hold  their  positions  for  one  year,  it  being, 
however,  provided  that  any  teacher  may  at  any  time  dur- 
ing the  year  for  which  said  reappointment  has  been  made, 
be  removed  by  a  vote  of  the  majority  of  the  Board  ;  and  it 


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being  further  provided,  that  the  Board  distinctly  reserve  to 
to  themselves  the  right  of  discontinuing  the  services  of  any 
and  all  of  the  teachers  at  any  time,  should  they  deem  such 
an  action  expedient.  Any  teacher  appointed  to  a  position 
shall  hold  position  for  that  scholastic  year,  subject,  how- 
ever, to  the  above  mentioned  provisions  governing  teachers 
reappointed  at  the  close  of  a  scholastic  year. 

SEC.  II.  They  are  required  to  be  at  their  respective 
rooms  fifteen  minutes  before  the  time  for  opening  each 
session,  and  any  teacher  failing  to  comply  with  this  rule 
shall  be  reported  by  the  principal  as  tardy. 

SEC.  III.  They  shall  open  school  punctually  at  the  ap- 
pointed time,  devote  themselves  during  school  hours  ex- 
clusively to  the  instruction  of  their  pupils,  maintain  good 
order,  and  strictly  adhere  to  the  course  of  study  and  use  of 
the  text-books  prescribed  by  the  Board. 

SEC.  IV.  It  shall  be  their  duty  to  practice  such  discipline 
in  their  schools  as  would  be  exercised  by  a  kind  and  judi- 
cious parent  in  his  family,  —  always  firm  and  vigilant,  but 
prudent.  They  shall  endeavor,  on  all  proper  occasions,  to 
impress  upon  the  minds  of  their  pupils  the  principles  of 
morality  and  virtue,  a  sacred  regard  for  truth,  love  to  God, 
love  to  man,  sobriety,  industry  and  frugality.  But  no 
teacher  shall  exercise  any  sectarian  influence  in  the  schools. 

SEC.  V.  They  shall  see  that  the  pupils  under  their  charge 
distinctly  understand  and  faithfully  observe  all  the  rules 
relating  to  pupils. 

SEC.  VI.  They  shall  not  allow  any  agent  or  other  person 
to  exhibit  in  the  schools  any  books  or  articles  of  apparatus  ; 
nor  shall  they  allow  the  distribution  of  any  advertising 
matter  whatever  in  the  building  or  about  the  premises. 
They  shall  not  allow  any  contribution  for  any  purpose 
whatever  to  be  taken  up  in  any  school  ;  nor  shall  they  re- 
ceive any  presents  whatever  from  the  pupils  under  their 
charge. 

SEC.  VII.  They  shall  attend  carefully  to  the  ventilation 
and  temperature  of  their  school-rooms. 


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SEC.  VIII.  Any  teacher  obliged  to  be  absent  from  school 
on  account  of  sickness,  or  other  necessity,  shall  cause  im- 
mediate notice  of  such  absence  to  be  given  to  the  principal. 

SEC.  IX.  The  teachers  may,  for  the  purpose  of  observ- 
ing the  modes  of  discipline  and  instruction,  visit  the  schools 
with  the  corsent,  and  under  the  direction  of  the  principal. 

SEC.  X.  No  teacher  shall  resign  without  giving  two 
weeks'  written  notice  to  the  Superintendent,  in  default  of 
which  all  compensation  for  that  length  of  time  may  be  for- 
feited. 

SEC.  XI.  All  the  teachers  in  the  employ  of  the  Board 
shall  meet  in  general  association  on  such  Saturdavs  as 
the  Superintendent  may  direct,  for  the  purpose  receiv- 
ing communications  from  the  Superintendent,  and  in  order 
to  promote  the  interest  of  the  schools  by  the  discussion  of 
matters  pertaining  to  the  profession  of  teaching  generally. 
The  arrangement  of  the  plan  for  conducting  the  exer- 
cises shall  be  provided  for  by  Superintendent.  Besides 
this  general  association  of  teachers,  special  meetings  of  the 
whole  corps,  or  of  any  portion  thereof,  may  be  called  to- 
gether by  the  Superintendent,  whenever  deemed  of  impor- 
tance to  the  interests  of  the  schools. 

SEC.  XII.  The  salary  of  teachers  shall  be  deducted  pro 
rata  for  absence,  except  in  case  of  sickness  of  teachers, 
when  half-pay  shall  be  allowed  ;  provided,  however,  that 
no  deduction  shall  be  made  for  two  days'  absence  during 
the  half-quarter,  caused  by  death  in  the  family,  and  that 
said  half-pay  shall  not  extend  for  a  longer  period  than  five 
weeks.  For  the  purposes  contemplated  in  this  rule, 
teacher  shall  be  considered  by  the  principal  as  absent, 
whose  attendance  at  school  shall  not  continue  for  at  least 
one-half  the  regular  session. 

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SEC.  XIII.  In  case  of  the  absence  of  a  principal  of 
a  first,  second,  or  third-class  school,  the  teacher  next  in 
rank  shall  assume  charge,  unless  otherwise  provided,  and 
the  same  shall  receive  as  additional  compensation  for  such 
extra  responsibility,  a  sum  equal  to  one-half  of  the  regular 


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salary  of  such  teacher;  it  being,  however,  provided  that 
no  extra  compensation  shall  be  allowed  whenever  the  ab- 
sence of  the  principal  continues  for  less  than  five  consecu- 
tive weeks. 

SEC.  XIV.  Any  principal  or  teacher  appointed  after  the 
beginning  of  the  second  quarter  of  the  scholastic  year,  shall 
not  receive  any  increase  of  salary  the  next  succeeding  year, 
by  reason  of  the  annual  increase  of  salaries  provided  for 
in  the  schedule  of  salaries;  but  the  time  of  service  in  a 
position  of  substitute  shall  be  reckoned  the  same  as  that 
of  a  regular  appointment  in  determining  salaries.  Any 
principal  or  teacher  who  shall  be  absent  more  than  one 
quarter  in  the  aggregate,  during  the  year,  shall  not  receive 
any  increase  of  salary  the  next  succeeding  year,  by  reason  of 
the  annual  increase  of  salaries  provided  for  in  the  schedule  of 
salaries ;  but,  in  estimating  the  time  absent,  under  this  rule, 
an  absence  in  the  aggregate,  during  the  year,  of  not  more 
than  five  weeks  on  account  of  sickness,  shall  not  be  reck- 
oned. 

SEC.  XY.  Teachers  who  have  a  leave  of  absence  must 
notify  the  Superintendent  of  their  intention  to  return,  at 
least  two  weeks  before  the  expiration  of  the  time  specified 
in  their  leave  of  absence,  otherwise  a  position  will  not  be 
held  for  them. 

RULE  134  — DISCIPLINE. 

SEC.  I.  All  teachers  are  required  to  maintain  strict  order 
and  discipline  in  their  schools  and  class-rooms  at  all  times. 
Any  neglect  ot"  this  requirement  will  be  considered  good 
cause  for  dismissal.  In  maintaining  order,  teachers  are 
hereby  authorized  to  employ  any  proper  means  which  may 
be  necessary  to  secure  compliance  with  all  reasonable  com- 
mands to  the  pupils,  and  in  the  use  of  which  they  will  re- 
ceive the  full  countenance  and  support  of  the  Board. 

SEC.  II.  All  teachers  will  be  held  to  a  strict  account- 
ability as  to  the  manner  in  which  they  shall  use  the  au- 
thority herein  delegated;  and,  upon  complaint  of  severity 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  53 

of  punishment,  each  case  shall  be  adjudged  upon  its  own 
merits,  the  teacher  being  subject  to  instant  dismission  if 
the  Board  decide  it  to  be  demanded  by  the  circumstances. 

SEC.  III.  Each  teacher  in  the  employ  of  the  Board  shall 
file  with  the  Superintendent,  at  the  close  of  each  quarter  of 
the  scholastic  year,  a  list  of  all  cases  of  corporal  punish- 
ment inflicted  by  said  teacher  during  the  quarter,  giving 
da.te,  name  of  pupil,  and  cause  of  punishment. 

SEC.  IV.  The  teachers  who  are  most  successful  in  con- 
trolling their  pupils  without  the  use  of  corporal  punishment, 
other  qualifications  being  sufficient,  shall  be  awarded  by  the 
Board  a  higher  degree*of  appreciation,  and  receive  the 
preference  over  all  others  in  promotions  and  appoint- 
ments. 

SEC.  V.  The  greatest  possible  care  shall  be  exercised  in 
the  management  of  pupils,  and  therefore  every  case  requiring 
corporal  punishment  shall  first  be  referred  to  the  principal 
for  consideration  and  approval. 

RULE  135  — VOCAL  MUSIC. 

There  shall  be  given  two  lessons  in  music  per  week  in  the 
Normal  School,  two  to  the  High  School,  and  one  to  each  first- 
class  District  School.  The  music  teachers  and  the  Superin- 
tendent, on  consultation  with  the  principals,  shall  arrange 
the  time  at  which  the  music  lessons  shall  be  given  at  the 
different  schools.  During  the  time  the  school  is  under  the 
instruction  of  the  music  teacher,  the  discipline  of  the  school 
shall  continue  under  the  charge  of  the  regular  teachers, 
who  shall  be  present  while  the  instruction  is  given,  and 
shall  arrange  the  scholars,  for  that  purpose,  in  such  man- 
ner ns  the  teacher  of  music  may  desire. 

RULE  136  — SCHOOL  MEMBERSHIP. 

SECTION  I.  In  all  cases  of  absence  of  pupils  from  school, 
whether  with  intention  of  returning  or  not,  and  whether  the 


54  RULES    AND    REGULATIONS 

absence  be  occasioned  by  sickness  or  other  causes,  includ- 
ing even  the  suspension  of  the  pupil,  and  excepting  only 
the  case  of  transfer  to  some  other  school  in  the  city,  the 
pupil's  name  shall  be  kept  on  the  roll  as  "  belonging,"  for 
three  days,  and  dropped  on  the  beginning  of  the  fourth  day, 
in  case  the  pupil  does  not  return. 

SEC.  II.  For  the  purpose  contemplated  in  the  foregoing 
rule,  any  pupil  shall  be  considered  as  absent  whole  attend- 
ance at  school  shall  not  continue  for  at  least  one-half  of  the 
regular  school  session  of  the  half  day. 

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RULE    137  — PRINCIPAL  TEACHERS. 

SECTION  I.  The  principal  teachers  shall  keep  a  register, 
in  which  they  shall  record  the  name,  age,  birthplace,  resi- 
dence, and  date  of  admission  of  each  pupil  for  the  first  time 
entered  in  the  public  schools,  ;md  also  the  name  and  occu- 
pation of  the  parent  or  guardian. 

SEC.  II.  They  shall  also  make  a  daily  record  of  the  pupils 
admitted,  present, 'absent,  or  tardy,  and  at  the  close  of  each 
quarter  furnish  the  Superintendent  with  the  required  re- 
ports, according  to  prescribed  forms.  They  shall,  further, 
make  out  and  certify  to  the  semi-quarterly  pay-rolls  of  the 
teachers  of  their  respective  schools,  and  obtain  from  the 
Secretary  of  the  Board  the  checks  for  the  salaries  of  their 
respective  corps  of  assistants,  and  deliver  the  same,  taking 
receipts  therefor  on  the  regular  pay-roll. 

SEC.  III.  The  principal  shall  have  a  general  supervision 
of  the  grounds,  buildings,  and  appurtenances  of  the  school, 
shall  be  held  responsible  for  any  want  of  neatness  and  clean- 
liness on  the  premises,  and  shall  report  to  the  Building  and 
Teachers  Committees,  in  writing,  any  neglect  on  the  part 
of  the  janitor  to  take  proper  care  of  the  building  and  prem- 
ises; whenever  any  repairs  are  needed,  he  shall  give  notice 
thereof  in  writing  to  the  Architect. 

SEC.  IV.  The  principals  shall  be  at  their  respective 
schools  thirty  minutes  before  the  time  of  opening  each 


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morning  session.  They  shall  assemble  at  the  office  of  the 
Superintendent  for  the  purpose  of  consultation  at  such  times 
as  the  Superintendent  may  direct. 

SEC.  V.  The  principal  shall,  within  one  week  after  the 
commencement  of  each  quarter,  furnish  the  Superintendent 
with  a  programme  of  the  daily  exercises  in  the  several  rooms 
of  his  school. 

SEC.  VI.  Each  principal  shall  examine  the  classes  of  his 
assistants  as  often  as  practicable,  without  neglecting  other 
duties. 

SEC.  VII.  The  principals  are  directed  to  arrange  the 
details  for  the  internal  government  of  their  schools, 
according  to  their  best  judgment :  Provided,  such  arrange- 
ments are  not  inconsistent  with  these  rules,  the  resolutions 
of  the  Board,  or  with'the  instructions  of  the  Superintendent. 

SEC.  VIII.  For  the  reception  of  pupils  arriving  at 
unseasonable  hours,  the  principal  shall  cause  at  least  one 
room  to  be  opened  as  early  as  eight  o'clock,  A.  M.  which 
shall  be  under  proper  supervision  as  may  be  approved  by 
the  Superintendent.  In  no  case  shall  the  children  be 
excluded  from  the  building  during  the  intermission  at  noon. 

RULE  138  — LOCAL  SUPERVISION. 

SECTION  I.  The  principal  of  the  High  School  shall  have 
under  his  immediate  charge  the  pupils  of  the  High  School, 
and  all  promotions  from  class  to  class  in  the  High  School 
course  shall  be  under  his  direction.  Examinations  for 
pi  emotion  from  class  to  class,  and  for  graduation,  shall  be 
conducted  in  writing,  and  the  questions  therefor  shall  be 
prepared  by  the  principal  of  the  High  School.  The  per- 
centages shall  be  made  out  by  the  corps  of  teachers  of  the 
class  to  which  the  promotion  is  to  be  made.  The  percent- 
ages of  applicants  for  admission  to  the  junior  class  of  the 
High  School  course  shall  be  made  out  by  the  corps  of 
teachers  of  that  class,  and  the  results  transmitted  to  the 
Teachers  Committee. 


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SEC.  II.  Principals  who  are  assigned  supervisory  control 
over  other  schools  of  lower  grade,  shall  have  the  same 
authority  over  matters  pertaining  to  instruction  and  the 
promotion  of  pupils  in  the  school  supervised,  as  they  have 
in  the  schools  under  their  immediate  charge  ;  they  shall 
visit  the  schools  assigned  to  their  supervision  at  least  once 
per  week,  confer  with  the  principals  thereof,  examine  all 
classes  for  promotion  from  grade  to  grade,  or  from  one 
book  to  another;  they  shall  report  to  the  Superintendent  at 
the  close  of  each  quarter,  in  accordance  with  prescribed 
forms  :  — 

(a.)  Their  general  condition. 

(b.  The  efficiency  of  the  principal  in  general  manage- 
ment, instruction,  and  discipline. 

(c.)  The  efficiency  of  each  teacher  in  instruction  and 
discipline. 

(d.)  What  classes  they  examined,  and  their  condition; 
also  the  dates  of  the  examinations. 

(e.)  What  classes  they  approved  for  promotion  from 
grade  to  grade,  or  from  one  book  to  another. 

(/. )  Any  irregularity  in  the  observance  of  the  rules  of 
the  Board  which  they  found. 

(g.)  Date  and  the  amonnt  of  time  actually  consumed  in 
the  school  at  each  visit. 

(h.)  The  efficiency  of  the  janitor  in  attending  to  the 
school  building  and  the  premises. 

(i.)  They  shall  also  report  regarding  the  schools  under 
their  immediate  charge,  the  efficiency  of  each  teacher  in 
instruction  and  discipline,  and  such  suggestions  as  they 
deem  of  interest. 

SEC.  III.  All  principals  of  such  District  Schools  as  are 
not  under  the  supervision  of  other  principals,  shall  make 
quarterly  reports  to  the  Superintendent  in  accordance  with 
above  prescribed  forms,  embodying  in  the  same  full  informa- 
tion regarding  the  progress  of  classes  in  their  schools,  and 
the  measures  taken  by  them  to  render  more  efficient  the  work 
of  the  assistants  under  their  charge.  They  shall  also  report 


ST.   LOUIS    PUBLIC    SCHOOLS.  57 

in  regard  to  the  efficiency  of  their  janitors  in  attending  to 
the  school  building  and  the  premises. 

SEC.  IV.  It  shall  be  their  duty  to  meet  the  Superintend- 
ent weekly,  if  required,  to  consult  measures  for  the  im- 
provement of  the  schools. 

SEC.  V.  They  shall  conduct  not  less  than  two,  nor  more 
than  four,  of  the  daily  recitations  of  the  classes  under  their 
immediate  charge. 

SEC.  VI.  They  shall  report  to  the  Teachers  Committee, 
whenever  required,  the  standing  and  general  efficiency  of 
each  teacher  under  their  supervision,  as  regards  instruction 
and  discipline. 

RULE    139  — ADMISSION,  ATTENDANCE,  STUDIES  OF  PUPILS. 

SEC  I.  No  child  shall  be  for  the  first  time  received  into 
the  Public  Schools  unless  accompanied  by  the  parent  or 
guardian,  who  shall  give  satisfactory  evidence  that  said 
child  is  of  the  age  required  for  admission,  as  provided  in 
Section  III.,  and  has  been  vaccinated. 

SEC.  II.  Pupils  who  have  lived  outside  the  city,  whether 
they  be  residents  of  Missouri  or  Illinois,  shall  be  admitted 
to  such  schools  as  are  not  crowded,  upon  payment  of  tuition, 
which  tuition  shall  be  at  the  rate  of  twenty  dollars  in  the 
District  School,  and  fifty  dollars  in  the  High  School  course, 
per  year,  payable  quarterly  in  advance. 

SEC.  III.  Children  shall  be  received  into  the  Kindergar- 
ten a  half  day  only  at  the  age  of  six  years.  In  those  schools 
to  which  Kindergartens  are  attached,  no  pupil  shall  be  ad- 
mitted to  primary  instruction  until  they  have  reached  the 
age  of  seven  years.  In  those  schools  not  having  Kinder- 
gartens, pupils  may  be  admitted  to  primary  instruction 
a  half  day  only  at  the  age  of  six  years,  if  vacancies  exist 
after  the  children  who  are  seven  years  old  have  been  accom- 
modated. Pupils  who  have  reached  the  age  of  seven  years 
shull  be  admitted  to  primary  instruction  all  day;  but  no 
child  shall  be  permitted  to  attend  the  Kindergarten  during 


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one  half  of  the  day,  and  the  primary  school  during  the 
other  half  of  the  day.  These  regulations  shall  not  prevent 
those  pupils  seven  years  of  age  or  older,  whose  parents  so 
desire,  from  receiving  instruction  for  a  half  day  only, 
either  in  the  Primary  or  Kindergarten  department. 

SEC  IV.  Every  pupil  shall  be  required  to  attend  the 
school  established  in  the  district  in  which  the  pupil  resides  ; 
provided,  that  whenever  such  school  is  full,  the  pupil  may 
be  admitted  elsewhere,  or,  for  good  cause  shown,  the 
Superintendent  be  empowered  to  make  a  transfer  of 
pupils. 

SEC.  V.  No  one,  having  been  a  pupil  in  one  school,  shall 
be  admitted  into  another  during  the  scholastic  year  with- 
out presenting  to  the  principal  a  certificate  of  honorable 
discharge  from  the  former  school,  or  a  permit  from  the 
Superintendent. 

SEC.  VI.  No  pupil  shall  be  allowed  to  depart  from  school 
before  the  usual  time,  unless  for  sickness,  or  on  account 
of  some  other  pressing  emergency,  of  which  the  principal 
shall  be  the  judge. 

SEC.  VII.  Children  applying  for  admission  into  the  public 
schools  are  required  to  furnish  all  the  necessary  text-books 
and  etationery  used  in  their  classes,  in  default  of  which 
they  shall  not  be  received,  unless  satisfactory  evidence  is 
furnished  to  the  principal  or  Superintendent,  of  inability  to 
procure  said  books,  in  which  case  the  books  shall  be  sup- 
plied by  the  Board. 

SEC.  VIII.  Sickness  of  the  pupil,  or  of  some  member  of 
the  family,  or  some  urgent  necessity,  shall  be  regarded  as 
the  only  legitimate  excuse  for  absence. 

SEC.  IX.  No  pupil  shall  be  allowed  to  take  up  the  study 
of  German  in  any  grade  above  the  lowest,  unless  he  shall 
have  completed  the  course  of  study  laid  down  for  German 
in  the  previous  grades. 

SEC.  X.  No  pupil  shall  be  allowed  to  be  absent  from 
school  duriug  the  regular  sessions  to  take  music,  drawing, 
dancing  or  other  lessons. 


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RULE  140  — DEPORTMENT  AND  SUSPENSION  OF  PUPILS. 

SECTION  I.  The  pupils  must,  on  all  occasions,  be  obe- 
dient to  their  teachers,  and  polite  in  their  intercourse  with 
each  other.  They  must  be  diligent  in  study,  prompt  in 
recitation,  and  observe  propriety  of  deportment  durhig  the 
recesses,  and  in  coming  to  and  in  going  from  school. 

SEC.  II.  Cleanliness  in  person  and  clothing  is  required 
of  every  pupil,  and  repeated  neglect  or  refusal  to  comply 
with  this  rule  will  be  sufficient  cause  for  suspension  from 
school. 

SEC.  III.  Any  pupil  who  shall  destroy  or  injure  any 
property  of  the  Public  Schools  shall  be  required  to  pay  the 
amount  lost  thereby,  and,  on  failure  to  do  so,  such  pupil 
may  be  suspended  from  school. 

SEC.  IV.  Any  pupil  who  shall  be  absent  four  half  days 
in  one  month,  or  who  is  repeatedly  tardy,  without  giving 
an  excuse  satisfactory  to  the  teacher,  may  be  suspended 
from  school  by  the  principal,  written  notice  of  which  shall 
be  immediately  given  to  the  parent  or  guardian,  and  to  the 
Superintendent. 

SEC.  V.  No  pupil  shall  be  allowed  to  be  absent  more 
than  one  day  to  attend  any  picnic  party,  and  only  when 
previous  request  for  the  same  has  been  made  to  the  teacher 
by  the  parent  or  guardian  of  the  pupil.  Any  violation  of 
this  regulation  shall  be  deemed  sufficient  cause  for  suspen- 
sion. 

SEC.  VI.  Any  pupil  guilty  of  disobedience  to  a  teacher, 
or  of  gross  misconduct,  may  be  suspended  by  the  princi- 
pal, written  notice  of  which,  stating  the  cause,  shall  be 
immediately  sent  to  the  parent  or  guardian,  and  to  the 
Superintendent. 

SEC.  VII.  Any  pupil  suspended  from  school  by  virtue 
of  any  one  of  the  above  rules,  can  be  restored  only  on  such 
conditions  as  the  Superintendent  or  Board  of  Directors 
shall  determine. 


RULES    AND    REGULATIONS 


KULE  HI  —  HIGH  SCHOOL. 

SEC.  I.  The  regular  examination  of  applicants  for  ad- 
mission to  the  High  School  shall  be  commenced  on  the 
Wednesday  next  preceding  the  close  of  the  second  and 
fourth  quarters,  and  continue  from  day  to  day  till  com- 
pleted. In  this  examination  the  applicants  shall  be  re- 
quired to  write  answers  to  printed  questions  prepared  for 
the  purpose  and  approved  by  the  Teachers'  Committee. 
After  the  scholars  have  assembled,  and  before  the  exam- 
ination is  commenced,  each  applicant  shall  receive  a  card, 
containing  a  number,  by  ivhich  alone  he  shall  be  known 
throughout  the  examination.  He  shall  write  upon  a  slip  of 
paper  this  number,  his  whole  name,  his  age,  and  the  name  of 
the  school  from  which  he  came ;  which  papers  shall  be  pre- 
served for  the  purpose  of  identifying  the  scholars  after  the 
examination  has  been  concluded,  and  the  successful  candi- 
dates admitted  to  the  High  School.  During  the  examina- 

O  D 

tion,  each  individual  shall  sign  his  number,  and  not  his 
name,  to  his  exercise.  When  the  writing  is  finished,  the 
examining  committee,  which  shall  consist  of  the  teachers  of 
the  High  School,  shall  carefully  examine  all  the  answers, 
determine  the  per  cent  of  correctness  of  each  study,  com- 
pute the  average  of  the  several  studies,  and  record  the 
whole  in  a  tabular  form.  From  this  tabular  statement  the 
the  Teachers  Committee  shall  designate,  as  entitled  to  ad- 
mission to  the  High  School,  those  applicants  who  have 
made  an  average  of  sixty  per  cent  in  all  the  studies,  and  a 
minimum  of  forty  per  cent  in  each  study. 

SEC.  II.  The  studies  of  the  High  School  shall  constitute 
a  general  and  &  classical  course.  Each  course  shall  occupy 
four  years. 

(a.)  The  studies  of  the  junior  year  of  the  High  School 
shall  be  as  follows:  (1)  Latin;  (2)  Rhetoricals  ;  (3) 
Arithmetic  (commercial)  and  Book-keeping;  (4)  Draw- 
ing; (5)  Conversational  German,  or  Literary  German,  or 
Physiology. 


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(b.)  The  studies  of  second  year  in  the  High  School 
course  shall  be  as  follows:  (1)  Rhetoricals;  (2)  Alge- 
bra ;  (3)  Latin  and  Physics  ;  (4)  Drawing,  or  Short-hand, 
or  Book-keeping;  (5)  Greek,  or  Art,  or  Literary  German  ; 
(6)  Conversational  German. 

( c. )  The  studies  of  the  third  year  in  the  High  School 
shall  be  as  follows:  (1)  Rhetoricals;  (2)  Algebra  and 
Geometry;  (3)  General  History;  (4)  German,  or  Latin, 
or  French;  (5)  Molecular  Physics  and  Chemistry,  or 
Greek.  In  addition  to  these  branches,  Drawing  may 
be  pursued  as  an  extra  sUuty. 

(d.)  The  studies  of  the  senior  class  shall  be  as  follows: 
(1)  Rhetoricals  and  Shakespeare  ;  (2)  English  Literature  ; 
(3)  German,  or  Latin,  or  French;  (4)  Geometry.  Trigo- 
nometry, and  Surveying,  or  Mental  Philosophy,  or  Natural 
Science,  or  Laboratory  Chemistry,  or  Greek  ;  (5)  English 
and  American  History.  In  addition  to  these  branches, 
Drawing  may  be  pursued  as  an  extra  study. 

SEC.  III.  No  pupil  shall  be  admitted  to  the  High  School 
who  is  not  twelve  years  of  age,  and  who  has  not  passed  a 
satisfactory  examination  in  reading,  spelling,  penmanship, 
physical  geography,  grammar,  history  of  the  United 
States,  and  arithmetic. 

SEC.  IV.  Every  candidate  for  the  High  School,  coming 
from  any  of  the  Grammar  Schools,  must  present  to  the  ex- 
amining committee  the  following  certificate,  properly  tilled 
out  and  signed  :  — 


CERTIFICATE     OF    QUALIFICATION  FOR    ADMISSION     TO    THE 

HIGH  SCHOOL. 


School, 18.... 


The  bearer, ,  is years  of  age,  has  been   a  member 

of  this  school years  and  is,  in  my  opinion,  well  qualified,  as  re- 
quired by  rule,  both  in  deportment  and  scholarship,  for  admission  to  the 
High  School. 

Principal. 


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SEC.  V.  All  pupils  admitted  shall  be  on  probation  the 
first  quarter,  and  if  at  the  end  of  that  time  they  do  not  hold 
a  fair  position  in  their  classes  they  shall  be  withdrawn 
from  school. 

SEC.  VI.  No  pupil  shall  be  advanced  from  a  lower  to  a 
higher  class  who  has  not  undergone  a  satisfactory  examina- 
tion in  all  the  branches  of  the  lower  class,  as  provided  in 
Sec.  I.,  Rule  138. 

SKC.  VII.  A  pupil,  having  been  absent  twice  within  one 
month,  without  presenting  sufficient  excuse,  may,  on  the 
morning  of  the  third  absence,  be  discharged,  and  shall  be 
readmitted  only  by  a  permit  from  the  Superintendent. 

RULE    142  — NORMAL   SCHOOL. 

SECTION  I.  This  school  is  intended  for  the  training  of 
persons  who  desire  to  become  teachers  in  the  St.  Louis 
Public  Schools. 

SEC.  II.  1.  The  number  of  pupils  attending  the  Normal 
School  shall  be  limited  to  150. 

2.  In  order  to  fill  this  quota,  classes  shall  be  admitted 
at  the  beginning  of  the  first  and  the  twenty-first  week  of 
the  school  year. 

3.  Graduates  of  the  St.  Louis  High  School,  and  persons 
who  can  pass  an  equivalent  examination,  shall  be  admitted 
to  the  Normal  School. 

4.  (a.)  In  case  the  number  of  applicants  from  these  two 
sources  is  insufficient,  applicants  who  have  finished  at  least 
two  years  of  the  High  School  course  shall  be  admitted  in  the 
order  of  their  class  and  standing  in  the  High  School. 

(b.)  And,  lastly,  persons  who  have  had  training  in  higher 
branches  and  can  pass  a  satisfactory  examination,  may  be 
admitted  with  the  last  named  class. 

5.  Diplomas  of  graduation  shall  be  given  upon  comple- 
tion of  the  Normal  School  course,  to  such  persons  only  as 
have  previously  graduated  from  the  High  School. 


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6.  All   other  persons,  upon  completion  of  the  Normal 
School    course,  shall   receive    certificates  of    qualifications 
which  shall  entitle  them  to  positions  in  the  St.  Louis  Pub- 
lic Schools,  whenever  their  services  are  needed. 

7.  All  persons  entering  the  Normal  School  shall  subscribe 
the  following  declaration  :  — 

I,  the  subscriber,  hereby  declare  that  it  is  my  intention  to  devote  my- 
self to  the  business  of  teaching  in  the  Public  Schools  of  St.  Louis,  for  at 
least  two  years;  that  my  object  in  resorting  to  this  Normal  School  is  the 
better  to  prepare  myself  for  this  important  work.  And  I  furthermore 
declare  that  I  intend  to  continue  in  the  Normal  School  during  the  time 
required  for  my  graduation,  unless  honorably  discharged  by  the  com- 
mittee. 

SEC.  III.  During  the  last  half  of  the  course,  the  pupils 
will  be  required  to  gain  practical  experience  in  teaching  by 
substituting  in  the  District  Schools. 

SEC.  IV.  The  principal  of  the  Normal  School  shall  exer- 
cise the  same  supervision  over  the  "  School  of  Practice  " 
connected  with  the  Normal  School,  as  is  exercised  by  the 
principal  of  a  first-class  District  School  over  the  school 
placed  under  his  immediate  charge. 

RULE  143  — TERMS  AND  SCHOOL  SESSIONS. 

SECTION  I.  The  scholastic  year  shall  commence  the  first 
Monday  in  September,  and  continue  forty  consecutive 
weeks,  exclusive  of  the  Christmas  holidays,  and  be  divided 
into  four  terms,  of  ten  weeks  each. 

SEC.  II.  There  shall  be  two  daily  sessions  in  all  the 
schools,  except  the  High  and  Normal.  The  first  session 
shall  commence  at  9  o'clock  A.  M.,  and  close  at  12  M.  ;  and 
the  second  shall  commence  at  1 :30  o'clock,  p.  M.,  and  close 
at  a  quarter  before  4  o'clock  p.  M  ,  throughout  the  year. 
In  the  ungraded  schools,  including  the  colored  schools,  and 
all  other  schools  situated  in  the  sparsely  settled  districts, 
the  second  session  shall  commence  at  1  o'clock,  and  close 
at  3  :15  o'clock  P.  M. 


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SEC.  III.  During  each  morning  session  there  shall  be  a 
recess  of  fifteen  minutes,  to  be  arranged  as  the  principal 
may  think  most  judicious.  In  the  afternoon  there  shall  be 
no  recess,  except  one  of  ten  minutes  for  the  primary  chil- 
dren, who  shall  be  carefully  supervised  by  the  teachers 
during  said  recess,  and  prevented  from  causing  disturbance 
to  the  higher  departments. 

SEC.  IV.  In  the  High  and  Normal  Schools  there  shall  be 
but  one  daily  session,  commencing  at  9  o'clock  A.  M.,  and 
closing  at  2:30  o'clock  p.  M.,  throughout  the  year. 

SEC.  V.  The  schools  shall  have  a  vacation  from  the  close 
of  the  scholastic  year  till  the  first  Monday  in  September; 
they  shall  also  be  closed  from  the  25th  day  of  December  to 
the  1st  of  January,  inclusive  ;  on  all  thanksgiving  or  fast 
days  authorized  by  the  State  or  by  the  general  government, 
on  Washington's  birthday,  and  on  all  Saturdays  throughout 
the  year;  but  on  no  other  day,  unless  by  special  permission 
of  the  Board. 

RULE  144. 

All  regulations  of  the  Board  heretofore  adopted,  inconsis- 
tent with  these  rules,  are  hereby  rescinded. 


RULES  AND  REGULATIONS 


FOR   THE   GOVERNMENT   OF   THE 


BOARD  OF  MANAGERS 


OF   THE 


ST.  LOUIS  PUBLIC   LIBRARY. 


SECTION  I.  The  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Public  Library 
shall  consist  of  sixteen  members,  nine  of  whom  shall  be 
appointed  annually  by  the  School  Board,  and  seven  elected 
annually  by  such  life  members  of  the  Library  as  are  over 
eighteen  years  of  age.  The  Board  of  Managers  at  any 
reasonable  time  before  each  election  shall  select  a  commit- 
tee of  five  life  members  of  the  Library,  not  members  of 
the  Board  of  Managers,  who  shall  be  requested  to  nomi- 
nate a  ticket  of  fourteen  persons  from  among  the  life  mem- 
bers of  the  Library,  who  are  eligible  for  such  election. 
No  ballot  shall  contain  more  than  seven  names,  and  such 
ballot  must  be  presented  by  the  member  voting  it. 

SEC.  II.  The  nine  members  of  the  Board  of  Managers 
to  be  appointed  by  the  School  Board  shall  consist  of  the 
Library  Committee  of  the  School  Board  ex  officio. 

SEC.  III.  1.  The  election  by  the  life  members  of  the 
Library  shall  take  place  annually  on  the  first  Tuesday  in 
May.  A  notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  such  election, 
signed  by  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Managers,  shall  be 

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printed  in  at  least  one  English  daily  and  in  one  German 
daily  newspaper  published  in  the  City  of  St.  Louis,  on  the 
day  of  said  election,  and  on  the  six  days  next  preceding.  A 
similar  notice  shall  be  kept  posted  in  a  prominent  place  in 
the  Library  room  during  one  week  next  preceding  said  elec- 
tion. Should  an  election  for  any  cause,  not  take  place  on 
the  day  appointed,  as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be,  an  election 
may  be  held  in  lieu  thereof.  No  such  election,  whether  it 
be  annual,  deferred,  or  special,  shall  be  valid,  unless  such 
notices  shall  have  been  given.  All  members  of  the  Board 
of  Managers  shall  hold  their  offices  until  their  successors 
are  duly  elected  and  qualified. 

2.  Elections  shall  be  in  charge  of  two  judges  of  election 
appointed  by  the  President  of  the  School  Board,  such  ap- 
pointment to  be  communicated  to  them  in  writing.  The 
polling  place  shall  be  open  from  10  A.  M.  until  8  P.  M.  on 
the  day  appointed  for  the  election.  The  judges  shall  be 
furnished  with  a  list  of  all  life  members  of  the  Library, 
and  a  ballot  box  shall  be  provided  for  the  reception  of 
ballots.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  judges  to  keep  a  list  of 
all  persons  voting.  Opposite  each  name  on  said  list  shall 
be  placed  a  number  designating  the  order  in  which  the  bal- 
lots are  presented.  A  corresponding  number  shall  be  placed 
on  the  ballot  presented  by  the  voter.  Should  any  persons 
whom  the  judges  decide  to  be  not  qualified  to  vote,  present 
ballots,  their  names  shall  be  placed  on  a  separate  list  with 
a  number  corresponding  to  the  number  placed  on  their  bal- 
lots, which  ballots  with  the  list  shall  be  placed  in  an  envel- 
ope. In  another  envelope  shall  be  placed  all  ballots  found 
in  the  box  which  the  judges  decide  to  be  illegal,  together 
with  a  list  of  those  voting  them .  Upon  the  close  of  the  elec- 
tion the  judges  shall  count  the  votes  cast  for  each  candidate 
rejectingall  illegal  ballots.  After  the  ballots  are  counted,  all 
of  them  which  the  judges  decide  are  illegal  shall  be  strung 
upon  a  string  and  placed  in  the  ballot  box  with  the  list  of 
those  voting  them,  together  with  the  envelopes  above  pro- 
vided for,  with  their  contents.  Thereupon  the  ballot  box 


ST.  LOUIS   PUBLIC   LIBRARY.  67 

shall  be  sealed  and  put  in  possession  of  the  Librarian  as  cus- 
todian of  the  Board  of  Managers.  The  judges  shall  then 
communicate  to  the  President  of  the  School  Board  in  writ- 
ing over  their  signatures,  the  result  of  their  count.  This 
communication  shall  contain  the  number  of  legal  votes  cast 
for  each  candidate ;  the  number  of  ballots  not  accepted, 
with  the  reasons  for  not  accepting  them ;  and  the  number 
of  ballots  decided  illegal,  with  the  reasons  for  deciding  them 
illegal.  The  judges  shall  be  paid  by  the  Board  of  Mana- 
gers a  reasonable  sum  for  their  services. 

3.  A  copy  of  the  certificate  of  the  judges  shall  be  certi- 
fied by  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Public  Schools  to  the 
Board  of  Managers  at  its  regular  meeting,  held  next  after 
the  election.     Upon  the  receipt  of  said  certificate  the  Board 
of  Managers  shall  declare  those  seven  persons  elected  who 
shall  have  received  the    greatest    number  of   legal  votes. 
Provided,  that  if  five  life  members  shall  request  it  in  writ- 
ing, the  Board  of  Managers  shall  caused  to  be  opened  in  its 
presence  the    ballot  box  and  the  ballots  then  and    there 
counted.     In  such  a  case  the  Board  shall  decide  the  election 
upon  the  count  then  made,  ignoring  the  count  of  the  judges. 
Thereupon  the  members  elect  shall  take  their  seats,  and 
the  terms  of  their  predecessors  shall  expire. 

4.  Any  vacancy  created  by  resignation,  death  or  other 
cause,  shall  be    filled  as    speedily  as    possible  by  special 
election,  in  the  same  manner    as    in  the  case  of  regular 
elections. 

SEC.  IV.  Said  Board  of  Managers  shall  annually,  as  soon 
after  the  annual  election  as  practicable,  elect  a  President 
and  a  Vice-President  from  its  own  members.  In  case  at 
any  time  the  offices  of  President  and  Vice-President  shall 
both  become  vacant,  the  Board  of  Managers  shall  appoint  a 
President  pro  tempore,  who  shall  perform  the  duties  of 
President  until  his  successor  is  elected.  The  Board  of 
Managers  shall  have  the  general  care  and  control  of  said 
Library,  together  with  the  rooms  set  apart  for  the  use  of 
the  same,  its  fixtures  and  furniture,  and  the  expenditure  of 


68  RULES    AND    REGULATIONS 

all  moneys  appropriated,  collected,  or  donated  for  its  use. 
They  may  make  such  By-Laws  and  Rules  for  their  own 
government,  and  in  relation  to  the  officers  appointed  by 
them,  and  for  the  management  of  the  Library,  as  they  may 
deem  expedient  and  which  shall  not  be  inconsistent  with 
these  regulations. 

SEC.  V.  1.  The  present  Librarian  shall  hold  his  office 
until  the  second  Tuesday  in  January,  1886,  and  until  his 
successor  is  duly  appointed  and  qualified.  At  the  regular 
meeting  in  January,  1886,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be, 
and  every  third  year  thereafter,  the  Board  of  Managers 
shall  appoint  a  Librarian,  who  shall  hold  his  office  for  three 
years,  and  until  his  successor  is  duly  appointed  and  quali- 
fied. The  Librarian  shall  at  all  times  be  subject  to  re- 
moval for  cause,  by  a  vote  of  the  majority  of  the  whole 
Board  of  Managers. 

2.  Said  Board  of  Managers  shall,  also,  appoint  from 
time  to  time,  such  assistants  as  they  may  deem  necessary 
for  the  proper  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the  Library 
under  their  charge,  all  said  appointments  to  be  subject  to 
the  approval  of  the  Board  of  President  and  Directors  of 
the  St.  Louis  Public  Schools,  as  provided  in  Rule  81  of  the 
rules  for  the  government  of  said  List-mentioned  Board. 

SEC.  VI.  The  terms  upon  which  persons  may  be  admitted 
to  the  use  of  the  Library,  and  the  privilege  of  drawing 
books  for  home  use,  shall  be  as  follows  :  — 

1.  The  Library  and  Reading-room  shall  be  free  for  pur- 
poses of  reading  und  reference  to  all  persons  who  shall  con- 
form to  the  rules  and  regulations  of  the  same. 

2.  Any  person,  resident  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  may 
enjoy  all  the  privileges  of  the  Library,  except  the  right  to 
vote  at  elections  for  members  of  the  Board  of  Managers,  for 
a  period  of  six  months,  upon  the  payment  of  one  dollar  in 
advance. 

3.  Any  person,  resident  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  may 
enjoy  all  the  privileges  of  the  Library,  except  the  right  to 
vote  at  elections  for  members  of  the  Board  of  Managers,  for 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    LIBRARY.  69 

a  period  of  one  year,  upon  the  payment  of  two  dollars  in 
advance. 

The  persons  specified  in  the  last  two  preceding  para- 
graphs shall,  upon  compliance  with  their  provisions,  be 
termed  temporary  members. 

4.  Any  person,  resident  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  may  en- 
joy all  the  privileges  of  the  Library,  including  the  right  to 
vote  at  elections  for  members  of  the  Board  of  Managers, 
during  the  time  of  his  natural  life,  while  he  remains  a  resi- 
dent of  said  city,  upon  the  payment  of  twelve  dollars,  in 
advance. 

5.  Non-residents  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis  shall  have  the 
privilege  accorded  to  temporary  members   of  the  Library, 
upon  the  deposit  of  three  dollars  with  the  Librarian,  and  the 
payment  in  advance  of  three  dollars  annually.     Upon  ter- 
minating their  memberships,  the  deposit  of  three  dollars 
shall  be  returned  to  them. 

6.  Any  incorporated  Library  Association,  or  other  incor- 
porated association,  may  at  the  discretion  of  the  Board  of 
Managers   become    entitled   to  all  the    privileges    of    the 
Library,  accorded  to  temporary  members,   subject  to  the 
rules  and  regulations  of  the  Board   of  Managers,  by  tak- 
ing out  not  less  than  fifty  (50)  annual  memberships,  pay- 
ing for  the  same  the  sum  of  two  dollars  ($2)  per  annum,  in 
advance,  for  each  membership  : 

Provided,  such  association  assume  all  the  expenses  of 
administration  and  become  responsible  for  the  safe  return 
and  proper  keeping  of  the  books ;  and  also, 

Provided,  that  the  location  of  such  association  is  ap- 
proved by  the  Board  of  Managers,  as  suitable  for  a  Branch 
Library. 

7.  Perpetual  memberships,  and  all  other  memberships, 
heretofore  granted  by  the  Library,  and  now  existing,  shall 
continue  during  the  term  for  which  they  were  granted. 

8.  All  persons  who  are  now,  or  who  may  hereafter  be- 
come members  or  officers  of  the  Board  of  President  and 


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Directors  of  the  St.  Louis  Public  Schools,  shall  be  entitled 
for  life  to  all  the  privileges  of  the  Library. 

SEC.  VII.  1.  All  certificates  of  membership  or  sub- 
scriptions heretofore  issued  under  the  authority  of  the 
Trustees  of  the  Public  School  Library  Society  of  St.  Louis, 
shall  entitle  the  holders  thereof  to  all  the  privileges  in  the 
use  of  the  Library  and  Reading-room  for  the  time  or  times 
severally  specified  in  such  certificates  ;  and  all  certificates 
heretofore  issued  under  the  authority  of  said  Trustees  of 
said  Library  Society  as  being  good  for  one  dollar,  in  pay- 
ment of  life-membership  fee,  shall  be  received  by  the  Board 
of  Managers  in  lieu  of  money  under  the  provisions  of  Sec- 
lion  VI. 

2.  The  said  Board  of  Managers  may,  at  their  discretion 
and  in  consideration  for  valuable  services  rendered,  or  val- 
uable donations  made  to  the  Library,  or  for  other  consid- 
erations, confer  the  privilege  of  membership  for  a  time  or 
for  life  upon  such  persons  as  in  their  judgment  are  deserving 
thereof.     Memberships  in  the  Library  thus  conferred,  shall 
be  termed   Beneficiary  Memberships,  and  persons  holding 
them  shall  not  be  entitled  to  vote  at  elections  for  members 
of  the  Board  of  Managers. 

3.  All    memberships    shall     be    non-transferable.     Life 
memberships  shall  be  suspended  during  the  non-residence 
in  the  city  of  St.  Louis  of  the  persons  to  whom  they  are 
issued. 

4.  Certificates   of  membership  signed  by  the  President 
and  countersigned  by  the  Librarian,  shall  be  issued  to  all 
persons  entitled  thereto. 

SEC.  VIII.  All  persons  shall,  in  their  use  of  the  Library 
and  Reading-room,  be  subject  to  the  rules  and  regulations 
governing  the  same. 

SEC.  IX.  The  books,  pamphlets  and  other  property  of 
the  Henry  Ames  Library  of  the  O' Fallen  Polytechnic  Insti- 
tute are  hereby  placed  under  the  control  and  management 
of  the  said  Board  of  Managers.  Such  books  and  pam- 


ST.  LOUIS    PUBLIC    LIBRARY.  71 

phlets  shall  be  distinguished  from  the  books  and  pamphlets 
of  the  Public  Library,  by  their  catalogue  numbers  and  by  a 
label  containing  the  words,  "  Henry  Ames  Library  of  the 
O'Fallon  Polytechnic  Institute,"  but  otherwise  shall  be 
subject  to  classification  and  use,  the  same  as  the  books  and 
pamphlets  of  the  Public  Library. 

SEC.  X.  1.  The  Librarian  appointed  by  said  Board  of  Man- 
agers shall,  before  he  enters  upon  the  duties  of  his  office,  give 
bond  to  the  Board  of  President  and  Directors  of  the  St. 
Louis  Public  Schools  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars, 
with  good  and  sufficient  security  to  be  approved  by  said 
Board  of  President  and  Directors,  for  the  faithful  perform- 
ance of  his  duties  as  Librarian  of  said  Board  of  Managers. 

2.  The  depository  of  the  funds  of  the  Public  Library 
shall  be  the  Board  of  President  and  Directors  of  the  St. 
Public  Schools,  with  whose  Treasurer  shall  be  deposited  all 
moneys  received  by  the  Board  of  Managers  for  the  use  of 
the  Library.     All  warrants  upon  the  funds  of  the  Library 
shall  be  signed  by  the  President  of  the  Board  of  Managers 
and  the  Librarian.     The  warrants  shall  be  the  Treasurer's 
vouchers  for  payments  so  made. 

3.  The  Treasurer  shall  report  to  the  Board  of  Managers 
quarterly  or  oftener,  if  required,  the  amounts  received  and 
paid  out  by  him  as  above  prescribed.     And  no  warrant  upon 
the  Treasurer  shall  be  signed  by  the  President  as  above 
stated,  except  in  pursuance  of  the  action  of  the  Board  of 
Managers. 

SEC.  XL  1 .  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Managers  to  present 
to  this  Board,  through  the  chairman  of  the  Library  Commit- 
tee, at  the  regular  meetings  of  the  same  in  August,  November, 
February,  and  May  of  each  year,  written  reports  setting 
forth  in  detail  the  receipts  and  expenditures  for  the  Library, 
its  financial  condition,  the  number  of  volumes  added,  to- 
gether with  such  information  or  suggestions  as  they  may 
deem  important.  The  Library  year  shall  coincide  with  the 
fiscal  year  of  the  School  Board  and  their  report  in  the 
month  of  August  shall  be  their  annual  fiscal  report. 


72  RULES    AND    REGULATIONS. 

2.  Said  Managers  shall  prepare  for  printing  in  the 
annual  report  of  the  Board  of  Public  Schools  such  resume 
of  the  year's  work  as  they  may  see  fit,  and  shall  present 
also  such  other  reports  or  information  as  may  from  time  to 
time  be  required  of  them  by  the  Board  of  Public  Schools. 

SEC.  XII.  Any  or  all  of  these  regulations  may  be  repealed 
or  altered  in  the  manner  provided  for  the  repeal  or  altera- 
tion of  the  rules  for  the  government  of  this  Board. 

SEC.  XIII.  All  rules  and  regulations  for  the  government 
of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  St.  Louis  Public  Library 
heretofore  adopted  by  this  Board  are  hereby  repealed. 


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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 

OP  THE 

RULES   OF   THE   BOARD. 


SUBJECT  MATTER. 

Rule. 

Section. 

Page. 

Amendment  of  Rules     

119 

41 

Architect 

44 

16 

Asssistant  Superintendents  ...         

36 

14 

Attorney 

24 

12 

Auditing  Committee  
Bailiff          .         ... 

49 
37 

20 
14 

Bills,  Registration  of     

38 

14 

Building  Committee  .                                               . 

70 

28 

Call  to  Order  . 

116 

41 

Classification  of  Schools    

131 

44 

Collection  of  Rents    . 

38 

14 

Committees,  Appointment  of     
Committees  Constitution  of 

,    46 
47 

18 
18 

Committees,  Duties  of   ...                              . 

48 

19 

Committee  of  Examiners  
Communications  to  Board     
Contested  Elections  .... 

84 
105 
6 

I. 

32 
39 
5 

Corps  of  Teachers  to  each  School    
Course  of  Study  Committee  ...                 .... 

132 

67 

V.-XIV. 

47 
27 

Course  of  Study   District  Schools 

130 

v 

43 

Course  of  Study,  Evening  Schools                      ... 

130 

VI 

44 

Course  of  Study,  High  School   
Course  of  Study,  Instruction     
Course  of  Study,  Normal  School  
Custody  of  Bonds  Papers  etc 

130 
141 
130 

8 

IV. 

II. 
III. 

43 
60 
43 

8 

Debate,  Closing  of     

108 

39 

Deportment  of  Pupils 

140 

59 

Deposit  of  School  Moneys     
Discipline 

90-92 
134 

34-35 
52 

Election  of  Directors 

1-5 

3-5 

Election  of  Officers 

7 

7 

Estimates    

75  76 

30 

Examination  of  Teachers  
Expenditures      

84 

77 

2-5 

32 
30 

German  Teachers  .    .-   

132 

XIV. 

49 

High  School,  Examination  for  Admission  to    ... 
High  School,  Age  of  Admission  &  Requirements  for 

Increase  in  Salaries  . 
Index  of  Board  Proceedings     
Interest  in  Contracts     <  

Lands  and  Leasing,  Committee  of                  .... 

141 
141 

133 
10 

87 

59 

III. 

XIV. 

60 
61 

52 
9 
33 

32 

Leases    .            ... 

17 

10 

Library  Committee    

81 

31 

Limitation  of  Speaking 

115 

40 

Local  Supervision  .        .             . 

138 

55 

Motions  . 

106 

39 

74  INDEX. 

TABLE  OF  CONTENTS  OF  RULES.  — Continued. 


SUBJECT  MATTER. 

Rule. 

Section. 

Pag 

New  School  Accommodations 

93 

Non-  Attendance  of  Members    .                     .... 

86 

Normal  School,  Qualification  for  Admission    .    .    . 
Normal  School  Course  of  Study                      .... 

142 
130 

III. 

Normal  School  Pupils,  Number  of     .    .         .... 

Opening  of  School  Buildings,  Hour  for    
Order  of  Business  . 

142 

137 
103 

II. 
VIII. 

President 

8 

Principals,  Reports  of    
Principals,  Reports  of    
Principal  Teachers,  their  Duties  
Privileges  in  Debate  •    . 
Publication  and  Printing                                      .    .    . 

137 
138 
137 
113 
65 

II.,  III.,  V. 
11.,  III.  VI. 

54 

56 

Pupils  —  Admission,  Attendance,  Studies     .... 
Qualification  of  Members 

139 
5 

Quorum  of  the  Board     
Quota  of  Pupils  to  Teacher  .                 

102 
132 

I.,  II.  III. 

110 

Repeal     
Reference  of  Business  
Resignation  of  Teachers   
Rules,  Committee  on     

Salaries,  Committee  on  

119 
13 

133 

82 

80 
136 

X. 

143 

II. 

Secretary        .                      .         .         

10-20 

9 

Secretary's  Clerks 

18 

Sessions  of  the  Board    

100 
104 

Special  Sessions     

101 
26-35 

12 

Superintendent's  Clerks 

26 

33 

29 

Superintendent,  Yearly  Report  of     

29 
66 

Supply  Committee     
Suspension  of  Pupils     .         
Suspension  of  Rules  
Suspension  of  Teachers     

Teachers     

62 
140 
119 
140 

133 
133 

Teachers'  Association   
Teachers'  Committee     

133 
51 
89 

XL 

Teachers.  Duties  of    . 
Teachers'  Salaries,  Deductions      
Teachers'  Salaries,  How  Paid   
Teachers'  Transfer    
Temperature  of  School-rooms  
Terms                           

133 
133 
91 
54 
133 
143 

I.-VII. 
XII. 

VII. 
I. 

21-23 

Vice-President  

9 

Visiting  Days  of  Teachers     
Vocal  Music        .    :    

133 
135 

IX. 

Vouchers  for  Repairs     *  •    • 
Vouchers  for  Supplies   ....        .             .... 

44 

66 

14 
9 

Ways  and  Means  Committee     
Yeas  and  Nays    .                 

74 
112 

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